Re: [MiKTeX] Side-By-Side Configuration Error

[David A. <dra...@me...>]

Aaron Peschel wrote:
> I'm running MikTeX 2.8 on 64-Bit Windows Vista. I keep receiving the
> following error when I try to run various programs within MikTeX.
> 
>   The application has failed to start because its side-by-side
> configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more
> detail.
> 
> Opening the Application log provides the following information:
> 
>   Activation context generation failed for
>   "C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.8\miktex\bin\texworks.exe".
>   Error in manifest or policy file
>   "C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX
> 2.8\miktex\bin\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.MANIFEST"
> 
>   on line 4. Component identity found in manifest does not match the
> identity of the component requested. Reference is
> 
> Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e
> 18
> e3b",type="win32",version="9.0.30729.4148".
>   Definition is
> 
> Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e
> 18
> e3b",type="win32",version="9.0.30729.1".
>   Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.
> 
> It looks like the problem is with Microsoft.VC90.CRT.MANIFEST needing
> version 9.0.30729.4148, but only version 9.0.30729.1 being available. I am
> not sure why or how this happened, since the program was working earlier.
> Any advice on how to fix this?

This could be just a shot in the dark, but try downloading the latest Visual
C++ 9 Runtime from the Microsoft website (search in
http://download.microsoft.com). Remember to install *both* the x86 and x64
versions as you're running Vista x64 (although for MiKTeX it's only the x86
runtime that you actually need).


David