Vcredist_x86 -

vcredist_x86 provides these dynamic DLLs for 32-bit applications.

vcredist_x86 is the executable file name for the for 32-bit (x86) architectures. Despite the "x86" name (which historically refers to 32-bit), this package is used to install runtime components of Visual C++ libraries required to run 32-bit applications developed with Microsoft Visual Studio. vcredist_x86

: Even on 64-bit versions of Windows, you often need the vcredist_x86.exe version because many applications are built as 32-bit legacy programs. vcredist_x86