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How to install vcruntime140.dll without admin rights?

I am looking to install this library on an older microsoft surface 3 tablet. For some reason, the alpine mail client requires this dll (I'm not using Python).

The file is illegal or something? Or illegal to share? That seems questionable, but is what the answers on that question indicate.

I have admin access to Windows 10.

per:

https://www.dll-files.com/vcruntime140.dll.html

this looks to be related to installing C++ -- which isn't going to work on a tablet. (Or so I'd expect.)

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    There's no reason Visual C++ cannot be installed on a tablet. What leads you believe it will? Have you just tried installing the Visual C runtime? That's how this file is usually delivered, and absent a good reason, the way it ought to be delivered. – music2myear Jul 19 '21 at 03:41
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    I think he needs this one first: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=52685 – music2myear Jul 19 '21 at 03:42
  • I think @Ramhound hit the nail on the head. the salient point here is the processor. pretty sure it's not x86. – Nicholas Saunders Jul 19 '21 at 03:49
  • storage one these devices is limited @music2myear so while it might install, I certainly wouldn't want to run an IDE on a tablet! Just need the `dll` so far as I know. – Nicholas Saunders Jul 19 '21 at 03:51
  • Does this answer your question? [Microsoft Visual C++ repository](https://superuser.com/questions/1257160/microsoft-visual-c-repository) – Ramhound Jul 19 '21 at 03:58
  • yeah, I think installing C++ is a bit extreme to just run alpine/pine so I wouldn't consider that a usable answer. If it's the only answer, then yes. I'm hoping there's a work-around. As to the processor, yes, atom makes sense. I'll double check. – Nicholas Saunders Jul 19 '21 at 04:09
  • it's just a surface tablet. I don't mind installing c++ or ide's, but storage and memory are constrained on the device. thanks for the help, pardon any friction -- you're always quite helpful. – Nicholas Saunders Jul 19 '21 at 06:33
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    @NicholasSaunders It's a redistributable package. It's not an IDE, SDK etc. - just a bundle of libraries required to run software built with Visual C++. Don't overthink it. – gronostaj Jul 19 '21 at 06:44
  • You need the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Runtime Redistributable. – Daniel B Jul 19 '21 at 06:45

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You can't selectively drop a .dll from a Microsoft (or others) runtime library into %windir%\system32 or the bin folder of an application, and expect an application to work.

vcruntime140.dll is a component of the Microsoft C++ runtime library. Each of the DLL's in this library will be inter-dependant, meaning you'll be playing a game of whack-a-mole for the next few days, dropping in DLL's it depends on.

To prove this, open vcruntime140.dll with Depends.exe/Depenedancy Walker and await the results. It'll show you the intricate web woven between the DLL's in the library.

[I'll update the answer with the output of depends.exe, once it's finished its analysis]

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