This error may occur when the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x86) 32bit version is not installed, or is missing required files. This may have occurred due to a third party application (i.e. backup software) preventing the installer from installing this component, or an issue with a Windows update may have caused the required file(s) to go missing.

To resolve this situation:

1) Temporarily disable anti-virus and other significant third party applications (i.e. backup program).

2) Download the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 (32-bit). The file name of this download is vcredist.x86.exe. File can be found from here.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=26347

3) Run the vc_redist.x86.exe file. If an Uninstall button is displayed, select this option and proceed with Step 3. If only an Install button is displayed, select this option and then skip to Step 4 when complete.

4) When the unistall is complete, again run the vcredist.x86.exe and select Install.

5) When complete, restart your computer.

6) When the computer has restarted, verify the issue has been resolved.