Do we still need vs_redist.64.exe

[kelson42]

I see this is still part of https://download.kiwix.org/nightly/2024-12-09/kiwix-desktop_windows_x64_2024-12-09.zip. Having to use this is really a burden (in case of a portable app, this is almost a bug), do we still need it?

[veloman-yunkan]

..., do we still need it?

Why don't you just delete that file from a kiwix-desktop package and try to run kiwix-desktop on a Windows machine without Visual Studio installed?

[kelson42]

At the end, whatever the result, it won't change much as I primarly want to understand the scenario where we might need it.

[y1111]

..., do we still need it?

Why don't you just delete that file from a kiwix-desktop package and try to run kiwix-desktop on a Windows machine without Visual Studio installed?

well . i deleted the file and it works normally. but there is vs2015 in the machine. but u mean that if there in not any vs in the machine it wil l not work is it ?

and actually, if this redist file is all that a win pc need to run, so the pc can have just this file available and use foir all software that needs right ? and it need to be in path ? so one can just move this file for like system32 folder and leave it there and done.

so a fix could be: when open if fail for not having vs , give and error :"failed no vs" and "would u like to download" , and then download and save in the folder .