Required Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Library at Installation
Written by Michael Cone
Updated at January 24th, 2026
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At installation, VTube will search for Visual C++ 2008 Redistributables. If the library is not found on the system, then the VTube installation will offer to install them with this dialog:
If this dialog appears, allowing VTube to install this library is critical, or VTube will not run without errors.
You can manually install the library by running the vcredist_x86.exe program in the VTube program folder. (The program folder is always in "c:\Program Files (x86)\VTube...")