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--- technote:upgrading [2020/10/25 23:30] – [Visual Runtime] Scott Cunliffe
+++ technote:upgrading [2025/08/07 01:09] (current) – [Visual Runtime] Scott Cunliffe
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 For detailed information see [[technote:upgrade_server|Upgrading Server]].
+<note important>Always backup the TapeTrack database and any Sync or Server Utilities scripts before any upgrades are performed</note>
 ====== Other Considerations ======
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 ===== Visual Runtime =====
-TapeTrack utilizes Microsoft Visual Runtime Libraries to minimize the size of the executables as well as take advantage of Microsoft Security updates for these components, without the need for you to update TapeTrack each time such an update is available.
+TapeTrack utilizes Microsoft Visual Runtime Libraries to minimize the size of the executables as well as take advantage of Microsoft Security updates for these components, without the need for you to update TapeTrack each time such an update is available.  It also stops multiple installations of the same DLL files as they can be shared by multiple applications and ensures you get the most up to date version at the time of installation.
-If you are upgrading your operating system but not your version of TapeTrack, you may need to download and install the relevant version of Visual Runtime to match.  The TapeTrack installer will check for the presence of the required Visual Runtime and notify you if this component is required to be downloaded and installed as part of the installation.
+If you are upgrading your operating system or your version of TapeTrack, you may need to download and install the relevant version of Visual Runtime to match.  The TapeTrack installer will check for the presence of the required Visual Runtime and notify you if this component is required to be downloaded and installed as part of the installation.  If you don't receive a popup prompting to install the Visual Runtime package, TapeTrack installer has confirmed it is already installed.
 If you need to install the Visual Runtime Package, instructions can be viewed [[technote:visual_c_runtime|here]].
 The latest supported releases can be downloaded from [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads|Microsoft Visual C++ downloads]]
+{{tag>technote visual_c upgrade server}}