MSVCR120.dll and MSVCP120.dll missing!

[Mike at BrashMonkey]

@bernardo @Mroverlord

I did a quick search engine search and discovered this is not a Spriter specific problem, and some people trying to use Photoshop and other programs including many games are running into this same issue.

It is a case of DLL's and runtimes which are commonly used and which are typically pre-installed on Windows PC's no longer being preinstalled on some Windows installs.

Here is Microsoft's recommended solution:
https://www.windowsinside.com/fix-0xc000007b-application-error-windows-10

I also found this video which might offer an easier solution  BUT the person is recommending an installer program made by a third party individual which will install all required DLL's all at once for you, which is convenient, but you'll need to decide if you trust the install program for yourself. BrashMonkey LLC can't be held responsible if you decide to trust this persons solution and something goes wrong.  We are not recommending it, just letting you know it exists and might be an easy solution, but there's always potential risk with such things.

También encontré este video que podría ofrecer una solución más fácil, PERO la persona está recomendando un programa de instalación creado por un tercero que instalará todos los archivos DLL necesarios a la vez para usted, lo cual es conveniente, pero tendrá que decidir si confíe usted mismo en el programa de instalación. BrashMonkey LLC no se hace responsable si decide confiar en la solución de esta persona y algo sale mal. No lo recomendamos, solo le hacemos saber que existe y que podría ser una solución fácil, pero siempre existe un riesgo potencial con tales cosas.

 

 

 

[Juan Luiz Rodrigues]

Hey I just wanna register here that I was having the same issue, and what solved my problem was make sure that I have both versions (32bits and 64bits) of Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable installed!

Hope that helps!

[Jones1991]

Hi all. Did you manage to solve the problem since there was no unsubscribe?

[Mike at BrashMonkey]

@Jones1991 I just got a new windows 11 system which complained about the missing DLL instead of starting Spriter, I then downloaded and installed the free trial of Adobe Creative cloud and specifically Photoshop and then immediately Spriter would run perfectly. This is likely the easiest way to solve the issue. Just remember to cancel the Adobe creative cloud subscription before they charge you money if you go this rout!

[ruberboy]

Windows 11, new computer.

The solution for me was reinstalling MS VC++ from 2010. 32 bits (installed 64 bits too, just in case). Don't worry about "not aplicable", it works. I think its the same adobe suite installs.

Regards.

[Mike at BrashMonkey]

Thanks for sharing this info @ruberboy !

[lokiwhizz]

Hey, i need help too! I don't have any version of visual studio installed, but i still get this error and i can''t run the app. HELP PLEASE. I work on windows 11

[Mike at BrashMonkey]

@lokiwhizz most windows systems have at least one, typically more versions of visual studio pre-installed out of the box as far as I recall, regardless, this is the typical way to get the missing DLL file installed onto your system.

Did you try following the instructions here: 

Did you try installing the trial Adobe Creative Cloud/Photoshop? That seems to resolve the issue for most people as well, but if you try this approach, be sure to cancel the creative cloud subscription before you're charged anything if you don't want to continue the subscription to it and end up being charged.
 

[Aahan2023]

i am getting the same error 0xc000007b

[Mike at BrashMonkey]

@Aahan2023 did you try any of the proposed solutions? 

[Aahan2023]

yes as far as i remeber i tried to download all of those dll files and recieving the error 0xc000007b but the links that you sent were not working in my pc so i had to download from another website

[Aahan2023]

btw i am also on windows 11 and i cant try the photoshop method as i am a kid trying to animate sprites for projects in scratch otherwise it would have worked

i also tried most of the methods listed on the Microsoft website but still no luck