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Installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 runtimes on all the computers in your network

Prepare Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Files

Download Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 (x86) vcredist_x86.exe from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=32BC1BEE-A3F9-4C13-9C99-220B62A191EE&displaylang=en

Extract VCREDI~1.EXE files from  vcredist_x86.exe by running the command vcredist_x86.exe /C. When prompted, choose a path that you can easily find again e.g. c:\vc++2005

Extact the .msi and .cab files from VCREDI~1.EXE by running the command VCREDI~1.EXE /C. When prompted, choose the same path e.g. c:\vc++2005.

Once finished, you should have three files - VCREDI~1.EXE, vcredis1.cab and vcredist.msi. At this point you can delete VCREDI~1.EXE and the original download vcredist_x86.exe.

Deploy Microsoft Visual C++ 2005

Copy  the vc++2005 folder to your msi deployment share, and add the msi to the software deployment GPO.