Procedure entry point _Atomic_fetch_sub_4 could not be located in the dynamic link library MSVCR110.dll

Recently my Visual Studio 2012 RC installation quit working on my laptop, the whole install is less than two weeks old, but being that VS is currently a release candidate I figured that it probably is just buggy. The problem is I can’t get visual studio to load anymore, which leaves me without the ability to do any further enhancements to my SlidePresentation module.

I remembered that yesterday I installed Windows Live Writer (along with a few other Live essential apps) and after doing some searching I came across this July 2012 Update for Visual Studio 2012 RC http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30178

Running this update for Visual Studio appears to fix the problem with loading Visual Studio 2012 RC after installing Windows Live Essentials, and if you are reading this blog post, you will also find that Windows Live Writer still works as this post was created with it.

17 Comments

  • You just saved me!

    Thanks!

  • A Microsoft error message that has next to zero to do with the real error.  Gee.  Has that ever happended before?  

    And when was the last time that two pieces of Microsoft technology didn't "play nice together"?

    Haven't we been seeing this since the late 1980's, ever since Windows 1.0?  Some things never change.

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  • I am using VS 2011 beta, so this fix doesn't help. Though, uninstalling Live Writer 2012 doesn't help either.

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  • it Works!

    Thanks!

  • 08/21/12 23:24 EST

    Chris,

    I applied the patch and tested VS2012 to see if it would open. Sure enough it fired right up. After seeing the error "Procedure entry point _Atomic_fetch_sub_4 could not be located in the dynamic link library MSVCR110.dll" my initial thought was that I had to run a VS 2012 re-install. I didn't want to sit and wait for the install so I searched the web and found your post. After applying the patch and it worked I was going to just roll out like i usually do. Since your post was simple, quick and worked I thought I owed your the courtesy to come back and say thank you for taking the time to share the resolution to the world.

    Thanks,

    Brian
    Northern VA
    08/21/12 23:24 EST

  • Thanks Brian, glad it helped.

  • Thanks very Much!

  • Thanks Chris... This fix really helped.

  • Life Saver, didn't check this before, i re-installed, uninstalled, re-installed again, repaired nothing abs noting worked.

    Vic

  • Thanks a lot man

  • Check MSVCR110.dll is present in:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE folder

    If not present put it in

    habran

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