How to resolve "The installation of Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable Package appears to have failed" error when installing Statistica?

How to resolve "The installation of Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable Package appears to have failed" error when installing Statistica?

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Article ID: KB0075967

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Products Versions
Spotfire Statistica 13.5 and higher

Description

During the installation of TIBCO Statistica (or TIBCO Data Science - Workbench), the following messages may appear:

Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Red (x86) need to be installed

MS Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable Package appears to have failed

Cause:  There is a newer version of Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable Package (x86) already installed.  

Issue/Introduction

This article will advise on what to do when installation error C++ error appears and what how to proceed.

Environment

Windows operating system only. All installation types.

Resolution

Click the "Yes" button to proceed and complete the installation.  The newer version of the Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable Package (x86) can be used without any issues.