Error 1638 with wapt-vcredist2015-2022 14.44.35211.0-29 when x64 components are already installed

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kaen
Messages: 8
Registration: August 6, 2026 - 5:02 PM

August 19, 2026 - 6:00 PM

Good morning,

I'm having a problem with the package:

- Package: wapt-vcredist2015-2022
- Version: 14.44.35211.0-29
- WAPT Agent: 2.6.1
- System: Windows x64

This package is installed as a dependency of an Adobe package.

Code: Select all

log
Exe setup VC_redist.x86.exe already installed. Skipping
Installing: VC_redist.x64.exe (14.44.35211.0)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\common.py", line 4534, in install_wapt
    exitstatus = setup.install()
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\private\tmp\wapt396ifjfh\setup.py", line 30, in install
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\common.py", line 4451, in new_func
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\setuphelpers_windows.py", line 1762, in install_exe_if_needed
    run(r'"%s" %s' % (exe, silentflags), accept_returncodes=accept_returncodes, timeout=timeout, pidlist=pidlist)
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\waptutils.py", line 2423, in run
    raise CalledProcessErrorOutput(proc.returncode, cmd, ''.join(output))
waptutils.CalledProcessErrorOutput: Command '"VC_redist.x64.exe" /quiet /norestart' returned non-zero exit status 1638.
Output:

CalledProcessErrorOutput: Command '"VC_redist.x64.exe" /quiet /norestart' returned non-zero exit status 1638.
Output:

The x86 installation is correctly detected:

Exe setup VC_redist.x86.exe already installed. Skipping

However, x64 detection fails and the package attempts to restart
VC_redist.x64.exe:

Installing: VC_redist.x64.exe (14.44.35211.0)

The Microsoft installer then returns code 1638:

Command '"VC_redist.x64.exe" /quiet /norestart'
returned non-zero exit status 1638.

Is it possible to fix this small bug?

Thank you
italbot
Messages: 94
Registration: Sep 26, 2023 - 3:50 p.m.

August 20, 2026 - 09:15

Hello,

Thank you for your reply, I'll look into it. However, our store has a newer version of VCredist 2015-2022 (14.51.36247). Would it be possible for you to try again with this latest version? To see if you get the same error.
Could you please tell me which Adobe package you are trying to install?
Sincerely,

Ingrid
Tranquil IT
kaen
Messages: 8
Registration: August 6, 2026 - 5:02 PM

August 20, 2026 - 10:52

Hello,

Credist 2015-2022 (14.51.36247) installed correctly.
However, I did not receive the update notification for this package.

Thank you.
bkolovljanovic
Messages: 25
Registration: Apr 20, 2022 - 2:26 p.m.

August 21, 2026 - 10:47

Hello,
Regarding the package update notification, are you referring to the subscription in the customer area?
Emmanuel64
Messages: 58
Registration: February 23, 2024 - 09:37

September 2, 2026 - 10:23

Hello

, I had the same problem. I was using version 14.44.3521 "windows(>=6.0)" and the update 14.51.36247 is for "windows(>=10)"

. This happened to me with several packages. For some, it seemed strange that there hadn't been an update for a while, while others, like the vcredist error, prompted me to investigate the cause.

Regards
WAPT Enterprise
Version 2.6.1.17861
Server OS: Debian Trixie
Administration machine OS: W11
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