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Install Microsoft VCRedist

Summary​

A CW RMM implementation of the Invoke-VcRedistModule agnostic script to install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable. By default, the task will install the supported redistributable unless a user parameter is set.

Sample Run​

Sample Run 1
Sample Run 2
Sample Run 3

User Parameters​

NameExampleRequiredDescription
Release20192012,2013,2022FalseSet the release id(s) of the Redistributable to install.
PurgeFalseFlagging this parameter will remove the unsupported Redistributable and install the supported Redistributable.

User Parameters

Task Creation​

Create a new Script Editor style script in the system to implement this Task.
Create Script
Script Editor

Name: Install Microsoft VCRedist
Description: Install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable
Category: Application

Category

Parameters​

Add a new parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.
Add Parameter

This screen will appear.
Parameter Screen

  • Set purge in the Parameter Name field.
  • Select Flag from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
  • Enable the Default Value option.
  • Select False from the Value dropdown menu.
  • Click the Save button.
    Save Parameter
  • It will ask for confirmation to proceed. Click the Confirm button to create the parameter.
    Confirm Parameter

Add another parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.
Add Parameter

This screen will appear.
Parameter Screen

  • Set Release in the Parameter Name field.
  • Select Text String from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
  • Click the Save button.
    Save Parameter
  • It will ask for confirmation to proceed. Click the Confirm button to create the parameter.
    Confirm Parameter

Task​

Navigate to the Script Editor Section and start by adding a row. You can do this by clicking the Add Row button at the bottom of the script page.
Add Row

A blank function will appear.
Blank Function

Row 1 Function: PowerShell Script​

Search and select the PowerShell Script function.
Select PowerShell Script
PowerShell Script

The following function will pop up on the screen:
PowerShell Function

Paste in the following PowerShell script and set the expected time of script execution to 900 seconds. Click the Save button.

#region Setup - Variables
$ProjectName = 'Invoke-VCRedistModule'
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [enum]::ToObject([Net.SecurityProtocolType], 3072)
$BaseURL = 'https://file.provaltech.com/repo'
$PS1URL = "$BaseURL/script/$ProjectName.ps1"
$WorkingDirectory = "C:\ProgramData\_automation\script\Install-VCRedist"
$PS1Path = "$WorkingDirectory\$ProjectName.ps1"
$Workingpath = $WorkingDirectory
$purge = '@Purge@'
$Release = '@Release@'
#endregion
#region Setup - Folder Structure
mkdir -Path $WorkingDirectory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
$response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $PS1URL -UseBasicParsing
if (($response.StatusCode -ne 200) -and (!(Test-Path -Path $PS1Path))) {
    Write-Error -Message "No pre-downloaded script exists and the script '$PS1URL' failed to download. Exiting."
    return
} elseif ($response.StatusCode -eq 200) {
    Remove-Item -Path $PS1Path -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    [System.IO.File]::WriteAllLines($PS1Path, $response.Content)
}
if (!(Test-Path -Path $PS1Path)) {
    Write-Error -Message 'An error occurred and the script was unable to be downloaded. Exiting.'
    return
}
#endregion
#region Execution
if ( $purge -and $purge -NotMatch 'Purge' -and $purge -match '1|(Yes)|(True)' ) {
      & $PS1Path -purge -Force
} elseif ( $Release -and $Release -NotMatch 'Release' -and $Release -match '[0-9]' ) {
      & $PS1Path -Release @Release@ -Force
} else {
      & $PS1Path -Install -Supported -Force
}
#endregion

Script Save

Click the Save button at the top-right corner of the screen to save the script.
Save Script

Completed Task​

Completed Task

Output​

  • Script Log