fix: update broken Visual C++ 2013 redistributable download URLs#1552
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fix: update broken Visual C++ 2013 redistributable download URLs#1552RadNotRed merged 2 commits intoAtlas-OS:new-updatefrom
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The previous aka.ms URLs for Visual C++ 2013 redistributables (highdpimfc2013x64enu and highdpimfc2013x86enu) were not working and just redirecting to bing.com search site, causing installation failures with 'The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable' errors. Updated to use direct download.visualstudio.microsoft.com URLs: - x64: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/10912041/cee5d6bca2ddbcd039da727bf4acb48a/vcredist_x64.exe - x86: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/10912113/5da66ddebb0ad32ebd4b922fd82e8e25/vcredist_x86.exe These URLs provide working downloads of Visual C++ 2013 version 12.0.40664.0.
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Pull request overview
This pull request fixes broken Visual C++ 2013 redistributable download URLs in the AtlasOS playbook installation script. The previous aka.ms URLs were redirecting to Bing search instead of providing the expected downloads, causing installation failures.
- Replaced non-functional aka.ms shortlinks with direct download.visualstudio.microsoft.com URLs
- Both x64 and x86 URLs updated to provide version 12.0.40664.0 of the Visual C++ 2013 redistributable
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lgtm
ps.
These links are extracted directly from Microsoft's docs.
They didnt changed any of these invalid short links to a valid one in their docs LOL
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Problem
The current aka.ms URLs for Visual C++ 2013 redistributables defined in SOFTWARE.ps1 (https://aka.ms/highdpimfc2013x64enu and https://aka.ms/highdpimfc2013x86enu) are not working and just redirecting to bing.com search site, causing installation failures for Visual C++ Runtime 2013 during the AtlasOS playbook execution.
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Solution
Updated to use direct download.visualstudio.microsoft.com URLs that provide working downloads:
Both URLs provide Visual C++ 2013 version 12.0.40664.0 and have been tested to work correctly.
Changes
src/playbook/Executables/SOFTWARE.ps1with the new download URLs