Program won't run on Windows - "Application failed to start...

Created by Steven Sproat
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windows load error
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Steven Sproat

An error dialog appears,
"Application failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect.Reinstalling the application may fix the problem."

Reinstalling does NOT fix the problem. The solution is:

download the C++ Runtime (4.0 MB) at:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2

- 64 bit version if you have Windows 64, 4.7MB:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=BA9257CA-337F-4B40-8C14-157CFDFFEE4E

Program now loads.