title: Where is "msvcR140.dll"? Does it exist?
body: <p>I have recently graduated to VS 2015. For reasons explained below, I want to avoid running the VC++ Redistributables installer. I am including the prescribed DLLs in my installer, for an "app local" installation:</p>
  
  <pre><code>MFC140.DLL
  concrt140.dll
  msvcp140.dll
  vccorlib140.dll
  vcruntime140.dll
  mfc140u.dll
  mfcm140u.dll
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This seems to work. My app runs when installed thus on a "virgin" PC.</p>
  
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    <p>My question is, where do I find <code>msvcr140.dll</code>?</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>It is mentioned here: <a href="https://www.visualstudio.com/license-terms/mt228262/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.visualstudio.com/license-terms/mt228262/</a>. I cannot find it anywhere when searching all directories on a PC where VC Redistributables has been installed. Does it exist? Is Windows concealing it?</p>
  
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  <p><strong>Note 1</strong>: Why I need to avoid the MS VC++ Redistributables installer:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>It shows up as a separate install in my WiX installer. It is very confusing for my market demographic (consumers).</li>
  <li>When my software is uninstalled, it is also necessary to uninstall VC Redist., which can lead to complications.</li>
  <li>In a couple of instances, there has been some sort of screw-up that has rendered the PC inoperable. I suspect repeated VC Redist installs. What happens is that a Standard User is no longer able to start any programs.</li>
  <li>VC Redist. has bloated my installer from 25MB to 40MB, an extra 15MB. By picking which components I need, I trimmed it by 10 MB.</li>
  <li>WiX code to test for prior versions is complex, arcane and inscrutable.</li>
  <li>Yes, I understand about the benefits of automatic updating of Windows DLLs. However, a PC with out-of-date DLLs is better than a PC that is unusable.</li>
  </ul>
  
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  <p><strong>Note 2</strong>: I can't do a static link, my app is a mixed bag of Win32 and MFC DLLs, I get linker errors.</p>