title: Error while installing C++ Redistributable 2015 on the Windows Server 2012 R2
body: <p>I need to install MySQL and WorkBench tool on Windows Server 2012 R2. As the prerequesites it needs Visual C++ Redistributable 2015. So I downloaded and tried to install but getting below error:</p>
  <p>Log details:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>[12E4:1754][2019-11-28T23:04:18]i301: Applying execute package: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86, action: Install, path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache{BE960C1C-7BAD-3DE6-8B1A-2616FE532845}v14.0.23026\packages\vcRuntimeAdditional_x86\vc_runtimeAdditional_x86.msi, arguments: ' MSIFASTINSTALL=&quot;7&quot; NOVSUI=&quot;1&quot;'
  [1680:17F8][2019-11-28T23:04:18]i319: Applied execute package: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86, result: 0x0, restart: None
  [12E4:1754][2019-11-28T23:04:18]i325: Registering dependency: {74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e} on package provider: Microsoft.VS.VC_RuntimeAdditionalVSU_x86,v14, package: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86
  [12E4:1754][2019-11-28T23:04:18]i301: Applying execute package: Windows81_x64, action: Install, path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\FC6260C33678BB17FB8B88536C476B4015B7C5E9\packages\Patch\x64\Windows8.1-KB2999226-x64.msu, arguments: '&quot;C:\Windows\SysNative\wusa.exe&quot; &quot;C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\FC6260C33678BB17FB8B88536C476B4015B7C5E9\packages\Patch\x64\Windows8.1-KB2999226-x64.msu&quot; /quiet /norestart'
  [12E4:1754][2019-11-28T23:04:19]e000: Error 0x80240017: Failed to execute MSU package.
  [1680:17F8][2019-11-28T23:04:19]e000: Error 0x80240017: Failed to configure per-machine MSU package.
  [1680:17F8][2019-11-28T23:04:19]i319: Applied execute package: Windows81_x64, result: 0x80240017, restart: None
  [1680:17F8][2019-11-28T23:04:19]e000: Error 0x80240017: Failed to execute MSU package.
  [12E4:1754][2019-11-28T23:04:19]i372: Session end, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall{74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}, resume: ARP, restart: None, disable resume: No
  [12E4:1754][2019-11-28T23:04:19]i371: Updating session, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall{74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}, resume: ARP, restart initiated: No, disable resume: No
  [1680:17F8][2019-11-28T23:04:19]i399: Apply complete, result: 0x80240017, restart: None, ba requested restart:  No</p>
  </blockquote>
  <ul>
  <li>OS: Windows Server R2</li>
  <li>System Type: 64 bit OS, x64-based processor</li>
  <li>Updated: Yes</li>
  <li>MySQL Version: 5.5</li>
  <li>WorkBench Version: 8.0.18</li>
  </ul>
  <p>What could the reason behind this?</p>