C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\VCOMP110.DLL is Either Not Designed to Run on Windows or It Contains an Error (Installing F/X CAD)

Issue

You saw the following error message when attempting to install F/X CAD:

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\VCOMP110.DLL is either not designed to run on windows or it contains an error.

$Error message: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\VCOMP110.DLL is either not designed to run on windows or it contains an error$

Cause

This error can result from missing files in Windows 8.1 installations, which you'll need to download and repair.

Solution

Download the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 from the Microsoft Download Center.

Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 in the Microsoft Download Center, with Download button shown

Check the boxes next to the following two files:

VSU_4\vcredist_x64.exe
VSU_4\vcredist_x86.exe

$Selecting the files VSU_4\vcredist_x64.exe and VSU_4\vcredist_x86.exe$

Then click Next.

Open both files you just downloaded, and click Repair in each of the dialog boxes shown below (one at a time).

$Clicking Repair button in the dialog box that opens when the VSU_4\vcredist_x64.exe and VSU_4\vcredist_x86.exe files are open$

Follow the prompts to repair the two files.

You should now be able to install F/X CAD successfully.

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