Error: The application has failed to start because the side by side configuration is incorrect please see the application event log or use the command line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail

Anonymous
2010-02-07T22:12:03+00:00

WINDOWS 7 error The application has failed to start because the side by side configuration is incorrect please see the application event log or use the command line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail.

I am getting the error "

"WINDOWS 7 error The application has failed to start because the side by side configuration is incorrect please see the application event log or use the command line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail." for every application that i try to launch.

Please help with a fix.

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Anonymous
2011-08-15T20:08:54+00:00

Error message: "Side-by-side configuration is incorrect"

The machine is missing the correct C++ runtime components for your type of system. (x86 or x64).

Installing the following update resolved the issue.

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2&displaylang=en

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package for (x64)

 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=BA9257CA-337F-4B40-8C14-157CFDFFEE4E&displaylang=en

Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=a7b7a05e-6de6-4d3a-a423-37bf0912db84

Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x64)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=bd512d9e-43c8-4655-81bf-9350143d5867

Thanks,

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-12-07T18:00:24+00:00

    por fafor responda-me em portugues, como faço para instalar Incredimail?

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-12-07T18:17:55+00:00

    www.incredimail.com/portuguese/download

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-12-19T00:23:23+00:00

    I'm running Windows Vista SP 2 on my laptop. The discussed error 

    The application has failed to start because the side by side configuration is incorrect please see the application event log

    This appeared in an error window titled Explorer.EXE with the above message.

    It suddenly appeared when I tried to open Windows Live Mail 2011. I have never had a problem until today and being the geek that I am, I've never seen this. I installed as instructed the following update: Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) This fixed my problem and Windows Live Mail 2011 is now functioning properly.

    Thank you Marylin O!

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-12-27T16:10:03+00:00

    Error message: "Side-by-side configuration is incorrect"

    The machine is missing the correct C++ runtime components for your type of system. (x86 or x64).

    Installing the following update resolved the issue.

    Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2&displaylang=en

    Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package for (x64)

     http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=BA9257CA-337F-4B40-8C14-157CFDFFEE4E&displaylang=en

    Microsoft

    Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86)

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=a7b7a05e-6de6-4d3a-a423-37bf0912db84

    Microsoft

    Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x64)

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=bd512d9e-43c8-4655-81bf-9350143d5867

     

    Thanks,

    I Can't uninstall any of the Visual C++ through Control Panel and I can't install any of the Visual C++ Redistributable Package files without getting the error message.  Someone Help me here...I really don't want to do a full format and install.

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