Where do I get msvcp80.dll

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February 22nd, 2008, 12:27 PM
_uj

Where do I get msvcp80.dll

I'm using VC++ 8 express and compiling with /MD. My computer seems to be missing msvcp80.dll. Where can I find it?
February 22nd, 2008, 12:53 PM
_uj

Re: Where do I get msvcp80.dll

Well I found it in a library with this obvious name,

C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.163_none_10b3ea459bfee365

I copied it to my Release library but now the msvcp90.dll is missing. Somehow I get the feeling I'm on the wrong track here.

PS. What's the Windows\winsxs library supposed to contain?
February 22nd, 2008, 01:09 PM
_uj

Re: Where do I get msvcp80.dll

Well, I located msvcp90.dll too and copied it to the Release library.

Now all dll's seem to be found but the application terminates with a runtime error (R6034).

I guess I'm far out here.
February 23rd, 2008, 04:57 AM
_uj

Re: Where do I get msvcp80.dll

Well I'm trying to add the Threading Building Blocks from Intel (the Commercial Aligned Release) to my application.

http://threadingbuildingblocks.org/

It asks for msvcp80.dll and msvcp90.dll. I've located them and included them in my Release directory. I've also made sure a manifest is added to the application. The application compiles and links but then ends with an R6034 runtime error.

When I look at the manifest it has this line

<assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.VC90.CRT" version="9.0.21022.8" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b"></assemblyIdentity>

That is Microsoft.VC90.CRT is mentioned which I guess has to do with the msvcp90.dll. This is also the only one of the two dlls that are actually distributed with MS VC++ 8 Express.

Any idea what can be missing? Maybe the TBB package just isn't supporting this version of VC++.
February 25th, 2008, 07:25 AM
Ejaz

Re: Where do I get msvcp80.dll

Quote:

Originally Posted by _uj

PS. What's the Windows\winsxs library supposed to contain?

Take a look at Side-by-side Assemblies, although it never occurred to me like that, but I would suggest you to download Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86), install it and see if it helps.
February 26th, 2008, 12:01 AM
_uj

Re: Where do I get msvcp80.dll

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ejaz

Take a look at Side-by-side Assemblies, although it never occurred to me like that, but I would suggest you to download Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86), install it and see if it helps.

Thank you.

I tried everything but it turned out the TBB version I was using just didn't support VC++ 2008. Fortunately, as of today, there's a new version that does (it's called tbb20_17oss). I've just tried it out in VC++ 2008 Express and it works fine. The proper dlls are loaded automatically from the Windows\winsxs library as they should.

I must recommend TBB. It's a commersial as well as an open source threading package from Intel which allows you to write programs that utilize multiple cores. There's also a great book available.