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bobrety59
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when I installed firefox I get this message Cannot find VCRUNTIME140_1.dll. How can I correct this error?

when I installed firefox I get this message Cannot find VCRUNTIME140_1.dll. How can I correct this error?

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  1. Enter this link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads
  2. From the section Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022 download the following executable file: vc_redist.x64.exe
  3. Install this file
  4. Restart the computer and run Firefox
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TyDraniu
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Chosen Solution

  1. Enter this link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads
  2. From the section Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022 download the following executable file: vc_redist.x64.exe
  3. Install this file
  4. Restart the computer and run Firefox