Visual C++ 2012 Runtime Library prerequisite for Visual Studio 2010

Question

I'm currently using Visual Studio 2010 Professional, and I was wondering if there's any way to add the Visual C++ 2012 Runtime Library , to the Prerequisites of a Setup Project?

At the moment I only have the option to choose the Visual C++ 2010 Runtime Library

I already tried the link (present on the prerequisites configuration screen) entitled Check Microsoft Update for more redistributable components but I get redirected to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa496123.aspx and can't find anything to add that functionality do Visual Studio 2010.

Answer 1

Created a vcredist_x86 (2012) folder in C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft SDKs\\Windows\\v7.0A\\Bootstrapper\\Packages with following structure:

+ vcredist_x86 (2012)
|     + en
|     |_  package.xml
|_  product.xml
|_  vcredist_x86.exe

package.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<Package
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/2004/01/bootstrapper"
  Name="DisplayName"
  Culture="Culture"
>
    <Strings>
        <String Name="DisplayName">Visual C++ 2012 Runtime Libraries (x86)</String>
        <String Name="Culture">en</String>
        <String Name="AdminRequired">You do not have the permissions required to install Visual C++ 2012 Runtime Libraries (x86). Please contact your administrator.</String>
        <String Name="InvalidPlatformWin9x">Installation of Visual C++ 2012 Runtime Libraries (x86) is not supported on Windows 95. Contact your application vendor.</String>
        <String Name="InvalidPlatformWinNT">Installation of Visual C++ 2012 Runtime Libraries (x86) is not supported on Windows NT 4.0. Contact your application vendor.</String>
        <String Name="GeneralFailure">A failure occurred attempting to install Visual C++ 2012 Runtime Libraries (x86).</String>
    </Strings>
</Package>

product.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
<Product
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/2004/01/bootstrapper"
  ProductCode="Microsoft.Visual.C++.12.0.x86"
>
  <PackageFiles>
    <PackageFile Name="vcredist_x86.exe" HomeSite="VCRedistExe"/>
  </PackageFiles>

  <InstallChecks>
    <MsiProductCheck Property="VCRedistInstalled" Product="{DA5E371C-6333-3D8A-93A4-6FD5B20BCC6E}"/>
  </InstallChecks>

  <Commands Reboot="Defer">
    <Command PackageFile="vcredist_x86.exe" 
         Arguments=' /q:a ' 
         >

      <InstallConditions>
        <BypassIf Property="VCRedistInstalled" Compare="ValueGreaterThanOrEqualTo" Value="3"/>
        <!-- Block install if user does not have admin privileges -->
        <FailIf Property="AdminUser" Compare="ValueEqualTo" Value="false" String="AdminRequired"/>
      </InstallConditions>

      <ExitCodes>
        <ExitCode Value="0" Result="Success"/>
        <ExitCode Value="3010" Result="SuccessReboot"/>
        <DefaultExitCode Result="Fail" FormatMessageFromSystem="true" String="GeneralFailure" />
      </ExitCodes>

    </Command>
  </Commands>
</Product>