Every time I launch this game it says it is installing MS redistributable C++

[mrbungle]

This is annoying the heck out of me now. It says this message every time I start the game and I now have multiple instances of MS redistributable listed under programs on my laptop. Does anyone know why this is? Thanks

[mendel]

Yeah, Steam will do that sometimes.
Here's a workaround: uninstall all of the MS C++ redistributables, then install it once again, and from then on click "cancel" when the install/license dialog for it comes up.

[bliss]

It happens to me too. Only with this game.

[es335bluesman]

Same here, and game crashes everytime Critter try to free Ivo in the dungeon

[mrbungle]

Yeah my game is crashing now as well at a certain point in the game. I went to their official forums and posted about it, but no one has answered and it seems like the devs haven't responded to any posts their in quite some time. Which is annoying as I only bought the game the other week.

[Mister E...]

Found the solution to the OPs problem as I was experiencing the same issue.

In my case is was Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable that was always wanting to reinstall.

After attempting to manually install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable the game wants (vcredist_x86_2010.exe in the "thirdparty" folder in the games install directory), I was able to see the actual error message - fact was, I already had a newer/patched version of the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable installed than the version in the folder that game was attempting to install. (Win 7 64 bit)

Since the error message prevented the install to complete successfully (it wasn't needed), the Steam install script for the game would never check off the pre-requisite as completed - hence, it would try to install it at every launch of the game.

Searching the forums came up with the fix. You'll have to find the registry key relating to the game and add the dword value that corresponds to the prerequisite install and set it to be completed. Thanks goes here.

Game ID for The Book of Unwritten Tales is 215160.
The Registry key on my Win 7 64 bit installation was HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Valve\Steam\Apps\215160
and I simply added the missing dword value "VCRedist 2010" and gave it the value of "1".

[R3450N]

This can be easily fixed by deleting the visual redit installation file within the game's core files. Look for something like vs_redit or vredit.

Windows at its finest.

[AndroidSheep]

@mister_e I tried what you suggested but now after I click play, nothing happens.

[bliss]

Browse to game files then right click -> run as admin. after this, it stops prompting when run with normal privileges.

[hexaae]

Originally posted by Mister E...:

Game ID for The Book of Unwritten Tales is 215160.
The Registry key on my Win 7 64 bit installation was HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Valve\Steam\Apps\215160
and I simply added the missing dword value "VCRedist 2010" and gave it the value of "1".

Exactly. That's the correct solution.
This unfortunately happens for many games on Steam.

[Raist_BlackRobe]

Originally posted by Mister E...:

Found the solution to the OPs problem as I was experiencing the same issue.

In my case is was Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable that was always wanting to reinstall.

After attempting to manually install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable the game wants (vcredist_x86_2010.exe in the "thirdparty" folder in the games install directory), I was able to see the actual error message - fact was, I already had a newer/patched version of the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable installed than the version in the folder that game was attempting to install. (Win 7 64 bit)...

Same problem here and that solved it. Thank you for your post.

[(YA) BT]

Hi, it might be some years too late for you, but maybe my experience will help some other players.

I had bought divinity original sin enhanced edition a few days before - the divinity original sin classic edition was included. And I had the problem that the game didnt run. Everytime I started the game - via the steam launcher or the EoCApp.exe -, the screen was zoomed in to maybe 1/4 of the normal seize, the game on steam "started", the steam cloud was actualized, then the game shut down again - the green "play" button was visible again. Till today I just got back to the normal resoultion by starting another game, which turned the resulution back again.
I had updated my graphic driver and reinstalled Visual C++ Redistributable Packages für Visual Studio 2013 - but it still didnt help. (my PC fulfills the system requirements by the way).


But now, just a few minutes ago, I could make the game run again. How?
I started it again and the screen resulution was zoomed in again - the game didn't work. So I checked the the resolution by right klicking on my desktop > resolution settings/screens settings and saw that the resolution was changed to something aroung 640 x n. Far under the minimum resolution which i can enable (800 x 600). SO iI changed the resolution back to the recommended resolution (1920x1080) and sinde them I can start the game now - the Steam launcher and the EoCApp.exe.

Don't ask my why this happened and why the manual change of the resolution solved the problem now, but maybe this helps some other players here.

p.s. I haven't startet the game itself yet, I just got into the main menu yet.

[Bigfoot]

Hi I know I’m late to this but does anyone know how to help? I’m really confused.
Every time I try to play almost any game it says install Microsoft visual C++ runtime but after I exit the game and try to play again it asks me to download it again. I already have it at that point so I then have to uninstall it and reinstall it to play. So confused not good with Tec. Thanks.
Also I’m on steam deck.