Error 1935 Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable

The only cause I know of for this is a registry problem, below is the only fix I know of if I diagnosed this correctly.

1. In Windows, click Start > Run...
2. In the Run window, type 'regedit'. In the Registry Editor window, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Control.
3. In the 'Registry Editor' dialog box, double-click on 'RegistrySizeLimit'. This opens the 'Edit DWORD Value' dialog box.
4. In the 'Edit DWORD Value' dialog box, enter ffffffff as the 'Hexadecimal' value. Click on the 'Decimal' radio button, and enter 4294967295 as the 'Decimal' value. Click OK.
5. Reboot the machine.
6. Log in as an Administrator and open a Command Prompt and run 'SFC /SCANNOW'.

I have the same problem. I added RegistrySizeLimit myself, it did not help. If anything, it made matters worse (I did it before I even hit his problem, that is). So it won't help him. According to this KB entry it should not do anything anyway.

I have a ATI 5850, and the SyncMaster P2470, so at least in terms of GPU and monitor we match pretty well

Can we get into contact via some chat method or so?


I'll try it chronologically. I used the RC of IE9 and never upgraded to RTM. Eventually I figured I'd let Windows Update handle this, but the update failed. Trying to manually install the full version of IE9 via the installer MS provide on their website also failed. Weeks later I thought I could use Programs and Features to remove IE9 RC to let me install IE9 RTM, but it's empty (and so is the list of installed updates)! That's when I looked into this RegistrySizeLimit thing. A reboot later, Programs and Features still was empty, so RegistrySizeLimit did not help. A few hours of gaming later, I noticed that I couldn't start one game anymore, and when I tried to fix it I ran the vc 2005 redist it shipped with again and got the error you describe.
I tried the usual sfc /scannow:

Code:

C:\Windows\system32>sfc /scannow
Beginning system scan.  This process will take some time.
Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation.

So that is broken too.

Besides a MS supportsperson saying to delete Windows\system32\Catroot2 and Windows\SoftwareDistribution, I didn't find anything helpful online. I didn't try deleting them because a knowledgeable pal told me it won't help restore my Features list or anything and that I should just do an repair install. And that repair install not working got me here, where I by chance stumbled over your post on the last page of the thread.

Windows Update also takes about 40 minutes to check for updates.

Uninstalling all my VC 2005 redist entries (I had a lot) let me reinstall one x86 version successfully (which by now due to further trial and error with other versions disappeared from my Programs and Features menu again...), but that didn't make the program I wanted to run work, and the x64 build also doesn't want to install.

The only entries Windows Update currently offers me, a Office 2010 SP1 patch and a VC 2008 redist update both fail to apply. Office does Code 78F as error, VC 2008 redist gives Code 643. The VC 2005 redist update I was offered before I removed my VC 2005 redists during troubleshooting attempts also failed; I don't remember the error.




Attempting an in-place repair gives me comparable feedback to what you reported:

Code:

Upgrading Windows will affect the following devices and/or programs:    

 
These devices might not work properly after the upgrade. Before  upgrading, we recommend updating the drivers for these devices. Cancel  the upgrade, open Control Panel and search for "update device drivers",  or go to the device manufacturer's website to search for updated  drivers. 

Sound, video and game controllers: TechnoTrend TT-connect S2-3600 (BDA) 
Storage controllers: AXFIVKBS IDE Controller 
These programs might not work properly after the upgrade. We recommend  uninstalling these programs before upgrading. Cancel the upgrade, open  Control Panel, and search for "uninstall a program". (Note: Programs  marked as * can be safely reinstalled after the upgrade.) 

ATI CATALYST Install Manager * 
ATI Catalyst Control Center * 
Freedom Force

What a relief to find someone having the exact same problem. I thought a windows repair install would be a sure-fix, but I guess not since we both get the same error. I am currently on vacation right now, so I will try again when I get back. I will uninstall my graphics card drivers and Itunes (the two things which conflicted with the repair install for me).

The obvious alternative to all this is a reformat, but that is highly unappealing.


My other hope is that Microsoft updates their fixit program for windows update which is currently not working. I feel it must be some problem there, because my family has several other computers all running on the same operating system with somewhat similar specs, and they can install Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable with no problems.

I'm having the same issue, but on a brand new copy of Windows 10 Home (x64)...



That is the x64 version of the redistributable package.