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The "side-by-side" error is a Windows operating system error related to a faulty C++ Redistributable Package. This is common to operating systems which do not have Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package.

You may need to uninstall the older Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Packages and re-install them again.

When you encounter this error when updating a program that you currently installed, run a Repair first to ensure the program's files are installed correctly.

  1. Open the Control Panel and locate the list of programs.

    Windows 8:

    Within the Start screen, type "Control Panel".

    Windows 7/Vista:

    1. Click Start > Control Panel.
    2. Do any of the following:
      • If viewing categories, click Programs > Uninstall a Program.
      • If viewing icons, click Programs and Features.

    Windows XP:

    Select Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.

  2. Scroll down and locate the program.
  3. Select it, and then choose Repair.
  4. Once the repair process is completed, launch the program or run the update again.

  1. Open the Control Panel and locate the list of programs.

    Windows 8:

    Within the Start screen, type "Control Panel".

    Windows 7/Vista: 

    1. Click Start > Control Panel.
    2. Do any of the following:
      • If viewing categories, click Programs > Uninstall a Program.
      • If viewing icons, click Programs and Features.

    Windows XP:

    Select Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.

  2. Scroll down to locate the Microsoft Visual C++ entries.
  3. Select each on starting from the top entry, and then choose Uninstall. Do this for each entry until there are no more Microsoft Visual C++ entries listed.

  1. On the Windows Application Event logs, double-click the error event related to SidebySide. The Event Properties window appears.

  2. Select the General tab and check the value of "version=" parameter.
    Below is an example: 
    Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Deep Security Agent
\ds_agent.exe". Dependent Assembly
Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="amd64",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type=
"win32",version="8.0.50727.6195" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed
diagnosis.

  3. Search the value of "version=" parameter in Google to see its corresponding Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable version.
    For the sample above, the version is 8.0.50727.6195, which is equivalent to Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable.
  4. Re-install the corresponding version of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable.

If the error message persists after doing the above procedure, you may need to contact a Microsoft-certified technician to ensure that your Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime is installed and operating properly.

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