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Who could fix these errors?
On this page https://www.microsoft.com/fr-fr/download/details.aspx?id=26347, one can download Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 8.0.61001. But after downloading the packages (French or English version), I look at their version and it's 6.0.2900.2180 (or 6.00.2900.2180). I think people who updated these packages in 2021 with a new sha256 signing key wrote a wrong version:
After installing these packages, the version is good:
Another inconsistency with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 on page https://video2.skills-academy.com/fr-fr/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170
The version of the packages noted on this page is 9.0.30729.5677 but after installing them, the version is 9.0.30729.6161 :
Same problems in .NET packages. Example with .NET 4.8 downloaded at https://dotnet.microsoft.com/fr-fr/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net48-offline-installer:
There are inconsistencies on almost all other C++ and .NET packages versions.
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Hi @VANTYGHEM David ,
This discrepancy between the file version of the .NET Runtime offline installer and the version shown in the "Uninstall or change a program" screen is a common occurrence.
Microsoft often uses an internal version for installer files, whereas the version displayed in "Programs and Features" is a simplified or rounded version.
The offline installer generates installation logs that can show the exact version installed. You can find these logs in C:\Users\[YourUsername]\AppData\Local\Temp, or you can use the command dotnet --info in a command prompt to verify the installed version.
Best Regards.
Jiachen Li
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For Microsoft Visual C++ 2008, the screenshot shows the version for Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package, and it has a MFC Security Update for KB2538243, check it and you will find the newer version number.
There are no updates installed in my Windows XP VM, only .NET and VC++ packages.
The update directly included in the newest vcredist_x64.exe and vcredist_x86.exe.
The document might not update about their versions since the old packages are no longer supported.
You can give a feedback at the document page.
There's no form on the document page. And I will not look at all the .NET and VC++ pages and packages with wrong versions, there are hundred. I let Microsoft teams doing their job.
This discrepancy between the file version of the .NET Runtime offline installer and the version shown in the "Uninstall or change a program" screen is not considered as wrong.
And for the old VC++ packages which are no longer supported, the documentation might no longer be updated.
