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This Application Failed to Start Because Side-by-Side Configuration is Incorrect Windows 10/8/7

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While running windows live messenger if you get a message like this application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect, then this error is due to some dispute with your C++ runtime libraries. Yes, words are little technical but the solution quite simple. One can solve it with inbuilt repair tool named as “Programs and Features” from the Windows Control Panel. But if it does not achieve the solution, then we have three more solution for side by side configuration is incorrect 10 error.

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How To Solve The Error Of The Side By Side Configuration Is Incorrect?

Table of Contents

  • 1 How To Solve The Error Of The Side By Side Configuration Is Incorrect?
  • 2 Method 1: Control Panel Repair
  • 3 Method 2: Reinstall Microsoft Visual C++ Packages
  • 4 Method 3: Side-by-side configuration is incorrect
  • 5 Conclusion:

Method 1: Control Panel Repair

Step 1: Go to the Cortana or search bar and type control panel in it. From the search result click on the control panel and open it.

control panel

Step 2: Next, go to the Programs and Features option. Scroll down and look for the programme that shows the side by side configuration is incorrect 7.

program and features

Step 3: Choose the repair option and wait till the process complete. Restart the programme. And check the problem is solved or not.

If not, then move to the next fix.

Method 2: Reinstall Microsoft Visual C++ Packages

Step 1: Follow step 1 of method 1 to open the control panel.

control panel

Step 2: Go to the Programs and Features and scroll down until you can see each of the Microsoft Visual C++ entries.

program and features

Step 3: Click on the first entry of Microsoft Visual C++ and choose Uninstall. Follow the same procedure for the rest of the entries.

Microsoft Visual C++ and choose Uninstall

Step 4: Now from the resource section, click each link from starting to end to download and install each Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributive packages.

Step 5: Click on Run option if it shows. Keep in mind that download the package with the name of “(x86), if you are using a 32-bit version of Windows 8.

Step 6: Restart your laptop or computer after completing the installation process and check the side by side configuration is incorrect 8 solved or not.

Method 3: Side-by-side configuration is incorrect

Step 1: Go to control panel >> programmes>> Windows Live Messenger >> uninstall.

Step 2: Go to control panel >> programmes>> Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package >> uninstall.

Step 3: In the search bar type CMD, and choose command prompt and right click on it; choose run as administrator.

command prompt

Step 4: In the black window type the command, ‘SFC /SCANNOW‘ and press enter.

SFC SCANNOW

Step 5: Restart your pc and download and install the Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Service Pack and the Visual C++ 2008 redistributable.

Conclusion:

It is all about the fixes of side by side configuration is incorrect. Hopefully, any of the four will work for you. Which one works for you? Share with us using the comment section. Thank you!

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