Downloads and extract the Visual C++ Redistributables.

fetch_vcdist.py

"""Downloads and extract the Visual C++ Redistributables.

This is useful when working with minidump files as the user may be running
with a new different version of the runtime. This script aims to maintain
a copy of the various versions.

Versions are normally added once I encounter them, in November 2022, I added
a rather large back catalogue of versions.

This requires dark.exe from Wix (http://wixtoolset.org/releases/) and
expand.exe (File Expansion Utility - this comes with Microsoft Windows).

For extracting version 9 (Visual C++ 2008) it requires 7zr and 7za from 7-zip.

Known Limitations:
- No extraction method for Visual C++ 6, 8, and 10 are implemented.
  Version 6 and 8 likely would require the ability to extract a MSI.
- Visual C++ 9, 11 and 12 don't extract with nicely named files. For example,
  a file is named F_CENTRAL_msvcr120_x64 rather than msvcr120.dll.
"""
from __future__ import print_function

import argparse
import os
import requests
import subprocess
import tempfile
import zipfile


def download_file(uri, dest):
    """Download the uri to dest."""
    if os.path.isfile(dest):
        # Skipping, already downloaded.
        return dest
    r = requests.get(uri, stream=True)
    with open(dest, 'wb') as f:
        for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=1024):
            if chunk: # filter out keep-alive new chunks
                f.write(chunk)
    return dest

def fetch_runtimes(download_directory, include_old_versions):
    """Fetches the Visual C++ x64 Redistributable from Microsoft.

    download_directory: The directory to write the resulting files in.
    include_old_versions: If true versions older than 14 will be fetched.

    Return the (version, runtime_file) for each known runtime.
    """
    # Some of these packages came from:
    # https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/jagbal/2017/09/04/where-can-i-download-the-old-visual-c-redistributables/
    # Others came from Chocolatey (https://chocolatey.org/)
    runtime_downloads = [
        (
            '6.0.2900.2180',  # Visual C++ 6.
            'https://download.microsoft.com/download/8/B/4/8B42259F-5D70-43F4-AC2E-4B208FD8D66A/vcredist_x64.EXE',
        ),
        (
            '8.0.50727.619501',  # Visual C++ 2005.
            'https://download.microsoft.com/download/8/B/4/8B42259F-5D70-43F4-AC2E-4B208FD8D66A/vcredist_x64.EXE',
        ),
        (
            '9.0.30729.4148',  # Visual C++ 2008.
            'https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/7/7/977B481A-7BA6-4E30-AC40-ED51EB2028F2/vcredist_x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '10.0.40219.32503', # Visual C++ 2010.
            'https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/5/165255E7-1014-4D0A-B094-B6A430A6BFFC/vcredist_x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '11.0.61030.0', # Visual C++ 2012.
            'http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/B/16B06F60-3B20-4FF2-B699-5E9B7962F9AE/VSU_4/vcredist_x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '12.0.30501.0', # Visual C++ 2013.
            'http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/E/6/2E61CFA4-993B-4DD4-91DA-3737CD5CD6E3/vcredist_x64.exe',
        ),
        # Visual C++ 2015 to 2022.
        (
            '14.0.23026.0',
            'https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/3/F/93FCF1E7-E6A4-478B-96E7-D4B285925B00/vc_redist.x64.exe',
            # This next one seems to be the same version.
            #'https://download.microsoft.com/download/4/7/a/47a9d485-9e3a-4707-be1d-26011ff15f42/vc_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.0.25325.0',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/11100230/15ccb3f02745c7b206ad10373cbca89b/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.10.25017',
            'https://download.microsoft.com/download/3/b/f/3bf6e759-c555-4595-8973-86b7b4312927/vc_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.10.25008.0',
            'https://download.microsoft.com/download/8/9/d/89d195e1-1901-4036-9a75-fbe46443fc5a/vc_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.10.25017.0',
            'https://download.microsoft.com/download/3/b/f/3bf6e759-c555-4595-8973-86b7b4312927/vc_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.11.25325.0',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/11100230/15ccb3f02745c7b206ad10373cbca89b/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.12.25810',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/100349091/2cd2dba5748dc95950a5c42c2d2d78e4/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.12.2581',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/100349091/2cd2dba5748dc95950a5c42c2d2d78e4/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.15.26706',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/20ef12bb-5283-41d7-90f7-eb3bb7355de7/8b58fd89f948b2430811db3da92299a6/vc_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.16.27012',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/9fbed7c7-7012-4cc0-a0a3-a541f51981b5/e7eec15278b4473e26d7e32cef53a34c/vc_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.16.27024',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/46db022e-06ea-4d11-a724-d26d33bc63f7/2b635c854654745078d5577a8ed0f80d/vc_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.16.27027',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/36c5faaf-bd8b-433f-b3d7-2af73bae10a8/212f41f2ccffee6d6dc27f901b7d77a1/vc_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.16.27033',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/4100b84d-1b4d-487d-9f89-1354a7138c8f/5B0CBB977F2F5253B1EBE5C9D30EDBDA35DBD68FB70DE7AF5FAAC6423DB575B5/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.20.27508',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/21614507-28c5-47e3-973f-85e7f66545a4/f3a2caa13afd59dd0e57ea374dbe8855/vc_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.21.27702',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/9e04d214-5a9d-4515-9960-3d71398d98c3/1e1e62ab57bbb4bf5199e8ce88f040be/vc_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.22.27821',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/cc0046d4-e7b4-45a1-bd46-b1c079191224/9c4042a4c2e6d1f661f4c58cf4d129e9/vc_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.23.27820',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/9565895b-35a6-434b-a881-11a6f4beec76/EE84FED2552E018E854D4CD2496DF4DD516F30733A27901167B8A9882119E57C/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.24.28127',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/3b070396-b7fb-4eee-aa8b-102a23c3e4f4/40EA2955391C9EAE3E35619C4C24B5AAF3D17AEAA6D09424EE9672AA9372AEED/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.25.28508',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/8c211be1-c537-4402-82e7-a8fb5ee05e8a/B6C82087A2C443DB859FDBEAAE7F46244D06C3F2A7F71C35E50358066253DE52/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.26.28720',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/d60aa805-26e9-47df-b4e3-cd6fcc392333/7D7105C52FCD6766BEEE1AE162AA81E278686122C1E44890712326634D0B055E/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.27.29112',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/48431a06-59c5-4b63-a102-20b66a521863/4B5890EB1AEFDF8DFA3234B5032147EB90F050C5758A80901B201AE969780107/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.28.29325',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/89a3b9df-4a09-492e-8474-8f92c115c51d/B1A32C71A6B7D5978904FB223763263EA5A7EB23B2C44A0D60E90D234AD99178/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.28.29910',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/cd3a705f-70b6-46f7-b8e2-63e6acc5bd05/F299953673DE262FEFAD9DD19BFBE6A5725A03AE733BEBFEC856F1306F79C9F7/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.28.29913',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/366c0fb9-fe05-4b58-949a-5bc36e50e370/015EDD4E5D36E053B23A01ADB77A2B12444D3FB6ECCEFE23E3A8CD6388616A16/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.28.29914',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/85d47aa9-69ae-4162-8300-e6b7e4bf3cf3/52B196BBE9016488C735E7B41805B651261FFA5D7AA86EB6A1D0095BE83687B2/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.29.30037',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/f1998402-3cc0-466f-bd67-d9fb6cd2379b/A1592D3DA2B27230C087A3B069409C1E82C2664B0D4C3B511701624702B2E2A3/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.29.30040',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/36e45907-8554-4390-ba70-9f6306924167/97CC5066EB3C7246CF89B735AE0F5A5304A7EE33DC087D65D9DFF3A1A73FE803/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.29.30133',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/7239cdc3-bd73-4f27-9943-22de059a6267/003063723B2131DA23F40E2063FB79867BAE275F7B5C099DBD1792E25845872B/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.29.30135',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/d3cbdace-2bb8-4dc5-a326-2c1c0f1ad5ae/9B9DD72C27AB1DB081DE56BB7B73BEE9A00F60D14ED8E6FDE45DAB3E619B5F04/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.29.30139',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/b929b7fe-5c89-4553-9abe-6324631dcc3a/296F96CD102250636BCD23AB6E6CF70935337B1BBB3507FE8521D8D9CFAA932F/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.30.30704',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/10a8d53a-c69e-4586-8c6b-c416bf85a0ae/A9F5D2EAF67BF0DB0178B6552A71C523C707DF0E2CC66C06BFBC08BDC53387E7/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.30.30708',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/571ad766-28d1-4028-9063-0fa32401e78f/5D3D8C6779750F92F3726C70E92F0F8BF92D3AE2ABD43BA28C6306466DE8A144/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.31.31103',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/d22ecb93-6eab-4ce1-89f3-97a816c55f04/37ED59A66699C0E5A7EBEEF7352D7C1C2ED5EDE7212950A1B0A8EE289AF4A95B/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.32.31326',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/6b6923b0-3045-4379-a96f-ef5506a65d5b/426A34C6F10EA8F7DA58A8C976B586AD84DD4BAB42A0CFDBE941F1763B7755E5/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.32.31332',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/ed95ef9e-da02-4735-9064-bd1f7f69b6ed/CE6593A1520591E7DEA2B93FD03116E3FC3B3821A0525322B0A430FAA6B3C0B4/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.34.31931',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/bcb0cef1-f8cb-4311-8a5c-650a5b694eab/2257B3FBE3C7559DE8B31170155A433FAF5B83829E67C589D5674FF086B868B9/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.34.31938',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/8b92f460-7e03-4c75-a139-e264a770758d/26C2C72FBA6438F5E29AF8EBC4826A1E424581B3C446F8C735361F1DB7BEFF72/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.36.32532',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/eaab1f82-787d-4fd7-8c73-f782341a0c63/917C37D816488545B70AFFD77D6E486E4DD27E2ECE63F6BBAAF486B178B2B888/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.38.33130',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/a061be25-c14a-489a-8c7c-bb72adfb3cab/4DFE83C91124CD542F4222FE2C396CABEAC617BB6F59BDCBDF89FD6F0DF0A32F/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
        (
            '14.38.33135',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/6ba404bb-6312-403e-83be-04b062914c98/1AD7988C17663CC742B01BEF1A6DF2ED1741173009579AD50A94434E54F56073/VC_redist.x64.exe'
        ),
        (
            '14.40.33810',
            'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/1754ea58-11a6-44ab-a262-696e194ce543/3642E3F95D50CC193E4B5A0B0FFBF7FE2C08801517758B4C8AEB7105A091208A/VC_redist.x64.exe'
        ),
        (
          '14.40.33816',
          'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/368cc6bf-087b-49f9-93e6-ab05b70a58e0/814E9DA5EC5E5D6A8FA701999D1FC3BADDF7F3ADC528E202590E9B1CB73E4A11/VC_redist.x64.exe'
        ),
        (
          '14.42.34433',
          'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/c7dac50a-e3e8-40f6-bbb2-9cc4e3dfcabe/1821577409C35B2B9505AC833E246376CC68A8262972100444010B57226F0940/VC_redist.x64.exe'
        ),
        (
          '14.42.34438',
          'https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/285b28c7-3cf9-47fb-9be8-01cf5323a8df/8F9FB1B3CFE6E5092CF1225ECD6659DAB7CE50B8BF935CB79BFEDE1F3C895240/VC_redist.x64.exe',
        ),
    ]

    for version, download_uri in runtime_downloads:
        if not include_old_versions and int(version.partition('.')[0]) < 14:
            # Don't include versions older than version 14.
            continue

        filename = version + '_' + os.path.basename(download_uri)
        destination = download_file(download_uri, os.path.join(download_directory, filename))
        yield version, destination


def fetch_7zip(download_directory):
    """Downloads the 7-zip console executable.

    This is used to extract versions of runtime packages prior to the use of
    WiX Burn.
    """
    # First, download the console executable which can extract a 7z file.
    # Next, it downloads a 7z and extracts that which contains a more fully
    # fledged console executable that can extract the CAB files in the old
    # executables.
    exe_path = os.path.join(download_directory, '__7zr.exe')
    if not os.path.isfile(exe_path):
        download_file('https://7-zip.org/a/7zr.exe', exe_path)

    tool_archive = os.path.join(download_directory, '7z2301-extra.7z')
    if not os.path.isfile(tool_archive):
        download_file('https://7-zip.org/a/7z2301-extra.7z', tool_archive)

    # Extract the 7z file.
    tools_path = os.path.join(download_directory, '_7z')
    if not os.path.isdir(tools_path):
        subprocess.call(
            [exe_path, "x", tool_archive, '-o' + tools_path, '-aoa'])
    return os.path.join(tools_path, '7za.exe')


def fetch_lessmsi(download_directory):
    """Downloads the lessmsi.

    This is used to extract the MSI from the Visual C++ 2005 redistributable.
    """
    tool_archive = os.path.join(download_directory, 'lessmsi-v2.7.3.zip')
    if not os.path.isfile(tool_archive):
        download_file(
            'https://github.com/activescott/lessmsi/releases/download/v2.7.3/lessmsi-v2.7.3.zip',
            tool_archive,
        )

    tools_path = os.path.join(download_directory, '_lessmsi')
    if not os.path.isdir(tools_path):
        with zipfile.ZipFile(tool_archive, 'r') as zip_file:
            zip_file.extractall(os.path.join(download_directory, '_lessmsi'))
    return os.path.join(tools_path, 'lessmsi.exe')


def extract_old_installer(seven_zip_exe, self_extracting_archive):
    """Extracts the older self-extracting archives.

    seven_zip_exe: The path to 7-zip console executable.
    self_extracting_archive: The executable to extract.
    """
    output_directory = tempfile.mkdtemp()
    subprocess.call(
        [seven_zip_exe, "x", '-o' + output_directory, self_extracting_archive,
         '-i!*.cab', '-i!*.msi'])

    if not os.listdir(output_directory):
        raise ValueError('Failed to extract any cabinet file from ' +
                         self_extracting_archive + '.')

    return output_directory


def fetch_wix(download_directory):
    """Downloads the WiX toolset.

    This is used to extract the runtime packages.
    """
    zip_path = os.path.join(download_directory, '__wix.zip')
    if not os.path.isfile(zip_path):
        wix = 'https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/releases/download/' + \
            'wix3111rtm/wix311-binaries.zip'
        download_file(wix, zip_path)

    with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, 'r') as zip_file:
        zip_file.extractall(os.path.join(download_directory, '__wix'))

    return os.path.join(download_directory, '__wix')


def extract_burn_bundle(wix_tool_location, bundle_exe):
    """Extracts a burn bundle to a temporary directory.

    bundle_exe: The bundle executable to extract.
    """
    dark_exe = os.path.join(wix_tool_location, 'dark.exe')
    output_directory = tempfile.mkdtemp()
    subprocess.call([dark_exe, "-nologo", "-x", output_directory, bundle_exe])
    return output_directory


def find_cabs(directory):
    base_path = os.path.join(directory, 'AttachedContainer', 'packages')
    for name in os.listdir(base_path):
        if name.endswith('_amd64'):
            yield os.path.join(base_path, name, 'cab1.cab')


def extract_cab(cab_source, destination):
    subprocess.call(['expand.exe', "-F:*", cab_source, destination])


def extract_msi(lessmsi_exe, msi, destination):
    subprocess.check_call(
        [os.fspath(lessmsi_exe), 'x', os.fspath(msi)],
        cwd=os.fspath(destination),
    )

    # Tidy-up by removing the SourceDir\Windows\winsxs part.
    nested_directory = os.path.join(
        destination, 'vcredist', 'SourceDir', 'Windows', 'winsxs')
    print(nested_directory, os.path.isdir(nested_directory))
    if os.path.isdir(nested_directory):
        os.rename(nested_directory, os.path.join(destination, 'DLLs'))


def fetch_all(base_directory, include_old_versions):
    download_directory = os.path.join(base_directory, 'Downloads')

    if not os.path.isdir(download_directory):
        raise SystemError('The download directory does not exist: %s' %
                          download_directory)

    wix_tool_location = fetch_wix(download_directory)
    for ver, installer in fetch_runtimes(download_directory,
                                         include_old_versions):
        output_directory = os.path.join(base_directory, 'vcruntime_' + ver)

        if not os.path.isdir(output_directory):
            os.makedirs(output_directory)

        major_version = int(ver.partition('.')[0])

        if os.listdir(output_directory):
            print('Already have ' + ver)
            continue

        if major_version == 10:
            # The CAB is located located .\.\.\.\vc_red.cab which
            # extract_old_installer() can't cope with.
            print('Cannot extract Visual C++ 2010 runtime. Skipping.')
            continue

        if  major_version < 11:
            # Older versions of the do not use WiX and do not contain a
            # .wixburn data section.
            cab_directory = extract_old_installer(
                fetch_7zip(download_directory),
                installer,
            )
            lessmsi_exe = fetch_lessmsi(download_directory)
            for entry in os.scandir(cab_directory):
                if entry.name.endswith('.cab'):
                    extract_cab(entry.path, output_directory) 
                if entry.name.endswith('.msi'):
                    extract_msi(lessmsi_exe, entry.path, output_directory)

            continue

        for cab in find_cabs(extract_burn_bundle(wix_tool_location, installer)):
            extract_cab(cab, output_directory)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description='Fetch Visual C++ redistributables and extract them.')
    parser.add_argument(
        '--destination',
        help='The destination directory where to download and extract the '
              'files to.',
        default=r'd:\Microsoft\Runtimes')
    parser.add_argument(
        '--include-old-versions',
        action='store_true',
        help='Include older versions of the runtime prior to version 14. The '
             'first version 14 is 2015.')

    arguments = parser.parse_args()
    fetch_all(arguments.destination, arguments.include_old_versions)

How do I extract the 2005 file?

I don't think I have looked into that as I haven't had a need to go that far back.
I try to take a look at in in the coming days.

How do I extract the 2005 file?

I don't think I have looked into that as I haven't had a need to go that far back. I try to take a look at in in the coming days.

7zip can see the cabinet file and MSI within but the script is only trying to extract .cab files not .msi. The new version handles that.
The next thing is to extract the MSI, which can be done with lessmsi.

I've updated the script to handle that when using --include-old-versions. If you have already run the script you will need to delete vcruntime_8.0.50727.619501 for it to take affect.