Error: "Cannot find 'MSVCP140.dll'. Please, re-install this application."
When launching DocsPlus, you receive one or more of the following error messages:
Cannot find 'MSVCP140.dll'. Please, re-install this application.
or
The program can't start because api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing from your computer.
or
DocsPlus has stopped working.
Resolution
DocsPlus uses Visual C++ to run correctly. On rare occasions, these components don't register properly when during installation.
To resolve the problem, download and install the Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable from Microsoft:
- Log into Windows as an administrator.
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Click this link to start the download:
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=615459 - Run the downloaded vc_redist.x86.exe file. Accept the license agreement and then click Install.
- When the installation has finished, restart the computer.
DocsPlus should now launch correctly.
About this article
- Published
- 13th November 2017
- Last revised
- 16th December 2019
- Applies to
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- DocsPlus for Windows / Mac
- DocsPlus Universal for Windows / Mac
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