VC11 redistributable packages exit codes

Question

_{Thursday, March 5, 2015 12:55 AM}

Hello

Is there an official list of the error codes returned by the redistributable packages for VS2012 Update 4 [1] ?

I would like to know if the previous error codes (redist. for VS2010) have not changed, e.g. 3010: reboot required, 5100: newer version installed.

[1] http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679

All replies (5)

_{Friday, March 6, 2015 1:44 AM}

Hi UnagiPie,

Thanks for posting in MSDN forum.

I will move this thread to Visual studio setup and istallation forum for better support.

Best regards,

Shu Hu

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_{Friday, March 6, 2015 5:50 AM | 1 vote}

Hello UnagiPie,

I also cannot find such an official list. But when I checked the logs of those VC++ packages, I see that the installer technology seems haven't been changed. So the returned code may haven't changed.

Best regards,

Barry
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_{Tuesday, March 10, 2015 10:22 AM}

Hello Barry,

Thank you for your answer.

I am still keeping an eye on this thread in case there are any news. Thanks.

Best regards

_{Monday, March 16, 2015 7:00 AM}

@UnagiPie,

Is there any specific reason that you want to know the return error? What if we check this question case by case? For example, if you can build a scenario(You installed some packages and get some exit codes), we can check that code and see whether it is the same like before.

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Barry
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_{Monday, March 23, 2015 2:00 AM}

Hello Barry Wang,
Sorry I did not notice your reply.

Our software installer installs the needed runtime before installing our software, so it is necessary for us to check that runtime has installed correctly.
That is why we would appreciate having an official list of error codes.

Especially, we are using the following codes from the runtime we previously used (VS2010), and we would like to know if they have changed:
  0    : Success, No reboot required
  3010 : Success, Reboot required
  5100 : Error, A newer version already installed
 
Indeed, I think it is acceptable to confirm these error codes by building a scenario. But for example how to test "reboot required"?
 
Best regards