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What File Prerequisites are Required by Sage 100 v2021?

April 15, 2022 by Wayne Schulz

The following is a list of the Microsoft prerequisites required by Sage 100. Prerequisites are installed when the installation is run through the Autorun.exe application. You can also manually install prerequisites from the Prerequisites folder under the installation image/CD (for Sage 100 workstation clients its located under the …mas90\wksetup\ folder)

Sage 100 2021 (includes the same Prerequisites as Sage 100 2018, plus the following)

  • .Microsoft .NET Framework 4.72 or higher (see Related Resources)
  • Microsoft Edge Webview

Sage 100 2019 – 2020 (includes the same Prerequisites as Sage 100 2018, plus the following)

  • .Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Runtime Libraries (Prerequisites\VC2017\vcredist_x86.exe)

Sage 100 2018 (includes the same Prerequisites as Sage 100 2014 – 2016, plus the following)

  • .NET Framework 4.6 or higher (See Related Resources)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Runtime Libraries (Prerequisites\VC 2005 SP1 Redist\vcredist_x86.exe), (Prerequisites\VCRedist\vcredist_x86.exe)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Runtime Libraries (Prerequisites\VC2010\vcredist_x86.exe)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 for Office Runtime (Prerequisites\VSTO Runtime\vstor40_x64.exe (vstor40_x86.exe, for Windows 32-bit OS)
  • Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 (Prerequisites\MsSqlServerCE\SSCERuntime_x86-ENU.msi)

Sage 100 2017

  • .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (See Related Resources).
  • NET Framework 4.5.2 or higher (See Related Resources)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Runtime Libraries (Prerequisites\VC 2005 SP1 Redist\vcredist_x86.exe), (Prerequisites\VCRedist\vcredist_x86.exe)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Runtime Libraries (Prerequisites\VC2010\vcredist_x86.exe)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 for Office Runtime (Prerequisites\VSTO Runtime\vstor40_x64.exe (vstor40_x86.exe, for Windows 32-bit OS)
  • Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 (Prerequisites\MsSqlServerCE\SSCERuntime_x86-ENU.msi)

Sage 100 2014 – 2016

  • .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (See Related Resources)
  • .NET Framework 4.0 (See Related Resources)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Runtime Libraries (Prerequisites\VC 2005 SP1 Redist\vcredist_x86.exe), (Prerequisites\VCRedist\vcredist_x86.exe)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Runtime Libraries (Prerequisites\VC2010\vcredist_x86.exe)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 for Office Runtime (Prerequisites\VSTO Runtime\vstor40_x64.exe (vstor40_x86.exe, for Windows 32-bit OS)
  • Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 (Prerequisites\MsSqlServerCE\SSCERuntime_x86-ENU.msi)

Sage 100 2013 (retired)

  • .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (See Related Resources)
  • .NET Framework 4.0 (See Related Resources)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Runtime Libraries (Prerequisites\VC 2005 SP1 Redist\vcredist_x86.exe), (Prerequisites\VCRedist\vcredist_x86.exe)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Runtime Libraries (Prerequisites\vcredist_x86.exe)

Information on file prerequisites via Sage knowledgebase article 52544

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