Re: What is "Msdia80.dll" doing in the root of my storage disks?

Sorry that this post is so long after yours, but I have just had the
problem myself.

I searched my registry for the dll and found it listed under only one
path (other than the dll registration path which was the drive where I
found the file). On my system that is: *c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft
Visual Studio 8\Common7\Packages\Debugger.* There was no copy off the
dll under that path so I copied it there and then ran the workaround
from MS. Ie: *regsvr32 "c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio
8\Common7\Packages\Debugger\ms\msdia80.dll"*.

Nothing has broken yet!

I think the instalation that caused the problem in the first place was
that of the ATI Catalyst driver, which installs the C++ redistributable.

I hope this helps. Cheers.


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Willsatroyd

Hi Wiollsatryoyd and the unseen OP:

See:

FIX: The Msdia80.dll file is installed in the root folder of the boot drive
when you install the Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package by using the
Vcredist_x64.exe file or the Vcredist_ia64.exe file

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927665

Good luck,

CH

"Willsatroyd" <> wrote in message
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>
> Sorry that this post is so long after yours, but I have just had the
> problem myself.
>
> I searched my registry for the dll and found it listed under only one
> path (other than the dll registration path which was the drive where I
> found the file). On my system that is: *c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft
> Visual Studio 8\Common7\Packages\Debugger.* There was no copy off the
> dll under that path so I copied it there and then ran the workaround
> from MS. Ie: *regsvr32 "c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio
> 8\Common7\Packages\Debugger\ms\msdia80.dll"*.
>
> Nothing has broken yet!
>
> I think the instalation that caused the problem in the first place was
> that of the ATI Catalyst driver, which installs the C++ redistributable.
>
> I hope this helps. Cheers.
>
>
> --
> Willsatroyd

Willsatroyd <> wrote:

>Sorry that this post is so long after yours,

[snip]

>I hope this helps. Cheers.

The person you replied posted that in August of last year, and has
never been seen or heard from again anywhere on Usenet - which is
where you are posting.

Someone else might have the same prolbem.

CH

"Mike Torello" <> wrote in message
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> Willsatroyd <> wrote:
>
>>Sorry that this post is so long after yours,
>
> [snip]
>
>>I hope this helps. Cheers.
>
> The person you replied posted that in August of last year, and has
> never been seen or heard from again anywhere on Usenet - which is
> where you are posting.