Areca Backup / Bugs / #171 MSVCR71.DLL not found

#171 MSVCR71.DLL not found

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Priority: 5

Updated: 2012-10-08

Created: 2008-12-12

Creator: Steve

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when i start areca i get the message:

This application has failed to start because MSVCR71.DLL was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.

i get this error twice then the areca front end loads as normal

I found the MSVCR71.DLL (MS C runtime 7.1) and copied it into the c:\program files\areca directory and this has sorted the problem

my system:

areca 6.07 have also tried 6.1 with the same effect
Vista Business with SP1
.NET Runtime 3.5 sp1

Discussion

Steve - 2008-12-12

and java -version reveals:

java version "1.6.0_03"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_03-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_03-b05, mixed mode, sharing)

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Jean-Fabien Connault - 2009-03-11

Hi,

I exeprienced the same issue when installing Areca Backup 7.0.6 on Windows Vista Enterprise x64 with SP1. I thought this was related to x64 (I haven't seen the issue on x86), but looks like it's not related. Same workaround here.

JEFF

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gunge - 2010-01-13

areca shows 'missing msvcr71.dll' but opens anyway (vista 32, sp2). i dont have msvcr71.dll on the system (msvcr,msvcr20,40,80,90 are present). do these 80,90 files supersede msvcr71.dll?

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Andrew - 2010-07-27

This seems relevant:

http://www.duckware.com/tech/java6msvcr71.html

... which in turn leads to ...

http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/

... which says:

"Java SE 6 applications that use custom launchers must be installed with msvcr71.dll in the same directory as the launcher executable. This follows the new Windows C runtime distribution model, per http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vclib/html/_CRT_C_Run.2d.Time_Libraries.asp. "

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Mike Copros - 2010-08-03

Thank you for the quick workaround.
Have seen the same bug after installing Areca 7.1.7 under Windows XP SP3

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

java version "1.6.0_21"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_21-b07)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 17.0-b17, mixed mode, sharing)

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yupiduu - 2011-04-25

msvcr71.dll is part of the java runtime
its found in the jre/bin folder
i fixed the startup errors by adding that folder to the PATH variable

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Ben Johnson - 2012-03-06

This issue still occurs on a clean Windows 7 SP1 (x86) installation.

Executing "sfc /scannow" does not fix it (as Microsoft's own documents suggest), nor does a reboot.

As others have stated, adding adding the "jre/bin" path, e.g., "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin", to the system PATH environment variable solves the problem.

Is it possible for Areca to add this path to the PATH upon installation or launch? Or, at a minimum, to instruct the user as to the solution?

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