Microsoft Visual C 2008 Sp1 Redistributable Package X64 Updated Page

was a critical update to the original 2008 release. It fixed dozens of security vulnerabilities, resolved memory leak issues, and added support for newer Windows features at the time (Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2).

Even on a 64-bit version of Windows, you may need both the x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit) versions of the 2008 Redistributable. This is because a 32-bit application running on a 64-bit OS still requires the 32-bit libraries. was a critical update to the original 2008 release

To verify which version is installed on your system: resolved memory leak issues