# abbodi1406/vcredist

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7,385 stars · 402 forks · VBScript · unlicense

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/abbodi1406-vcredist.md

## Description

This project is a tool for automating the deployment, installation, and removal of multiple Visual C++ redistributable runtime versions on Windows. It provides a system for managing these runtimes across various operating system versions, including legacy support.

The project features an all-in-one runtime bundle that packages multiple versions into a single self-extracting executable for bulk deployment. It includes a utility to extract product identifiers from MSI files and a command-line interface for performing silent installations and repairs without user prompts.

The toolset covers software inventory management, including the detection and removal of non-compliant or outdated runtime packages to ensure a clean system state. It also provides capabilities for optimizing installer database sizes and unifying the naming schemes of installed runtimes within the system programs list.

## Tags

### Operating Systems & Systems Programming

- [Runtime Deployment Utilities](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/runtime-deployment-utilities.md) — Provides a comprehensive system for the automated deployment and configuration of Visual C++ redistributables. ([source](https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist/blob/master/README.md))

### System Administration & Monitoring

- [Runtime Deployment Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/runtime-deployment-tools.md) — Automates the deployment, installation, and removal of multiple Visual C++ redistributable runtime versions on Windows.
- [Registry-Based Software Detection](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/registry-based-software-detection.md) — Retrieves unique MSI identifiers from the registry to track and manage installed runtime versions.
- [Software Inventory Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/software-inventory-management.md) — Tracks MSI product codes and organizes program lists for accurate runtime version auditing.
- [System Cleanup Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/system-cleanup-tools.md) — Detects and uninstalls outdated or non-compliant runtime packages to ensure a clean environment.

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Installation Cleanup Utilities](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/installation-cleanup-utilities.md) — Provides specialized scripts for the simultaneous removal of all detected runtime installations. ([source](https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist#readme))
- [Multi-Runtime Bundlers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/installer-packages/multi-runtime-bundlers.md) — Bundles multiple runtime installers into a single executable to simplify bulk distribution.
- [Package and Version Identification](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/package-and-version-identification.md) — Extracts specific product identifiers from MSI files for accurate version tracking and inventory. ([source](https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist/tree/master/build_tools))
- [Uninstallation Managers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/uninstallation-managers.md) — Detects and uninstalls existing runtime packages to maintain a clean system environment. ([source](https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist/blob/master/README.md))
- [Runtime Version Removal](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/version-managers/runtime-version-removal.md) — Identifies and removes outdated or non-compliant runtime versions to ensure a clean installation state. ([source](https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist#readme))
- [CLI-Driven Installations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/windows-installation-utilities/cli-driven-installations.md) — Offers a command-line interface to install runtime packages while suppressing interactive graphical prompts. ([source](https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist#readme))
- [Installer Database Optimization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/package-installers/installer-database-optimization.md) — Optimizes redistributable packages by shrinking MSI databases to reduce final distribution size. ([source](https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist/tree/master/build_tools))

### DevOps & Infrastructure

- [Unattended Installation Routines](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/distribution-packaging/unattended-installation-routines.md) — Provides command-line flags to execute unattended, non-interactive installations of runtime packages.
- [Installation Scripts](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/installation-scripts.md) — Uses automated scripts to iterate through detected installations for bulk cleanup and removal.
- [All-In-One Installer Generation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/package-installations/all-in-one-installer-generation.md) — Generates a single self-extracting executable that bundles multiple runtime versions for bulk installation. ([source](https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist/tree/master/build_tools))
- [Self-Extracting Installer Bundles](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/self-hosted-applications/self-contained-bundles/self-extracting-installer-bundles.md) — Packages multiple runtime versions into a single self-extracting executable for bulk deployment.
- [MSI Database Optimizations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/msi-database-optimizations.md) — Reduces the final archive size by optimizing and shrinking the internal MSI database storage.

### Programming Languages & Runtimes

- [Deployment Automations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/language-interoperability/native-c-interoperability/c-runtimes/deployment-automations.md) — Provides an automated process for deploying multiple versions of Visual C++ runtimes across Windows systems.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Standalone Runtime Bundling](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/embedded-runtimes/standalone-runtime-bundling.md) — Packages multiple runtime versions into a single self-extracting executable for bulk distribution.