[Bug]: 7.2.10 can't install on W11

[verbal666]

Version

7.2.8

Host OS Type

Windows

Host OS name + version

W11 25H2

Host Architecture

x86

Guest OS Type

all

Guest Architecture

x86

Guest OS name + version

Component

Other

What happened?

Can't install as usual upgrade over my previous installation.

VirtualBox-7.2.10-174163-Win, redist problems.

vbox_ko.txt

I have all the redists, i think.

How can we reproduce this?

Launch the installer.

Did you upload all of your necessary log files, screenshots, etc.?

• Yes, I've uploaded all pertinent files to this issue.

[alflr]

I can't spot the mentioned 2019 version in your setup. Pleas install that.

[verbal666]

I can't spot the mentioned 2019 version in your setup. Pleas install that.

Actually, the Microsoft Visual C++ v14 Redistributable (both x64 and x86) is already installed and was updated just 13 days ago, as shown in the screenshot. Since the v14 package is the unified runtime covering everything from 2015 to 2022, the 2019 dependencies are already present; the installer's hardcoded check is simply failing to recognize it.

Moreover, if the 2019 version is strictly mandatory for the installer, it should be able to detect the unified v14 package or provide the necessary files itself. Asking the user to manually track down and install specific legacy components while the latest, backward-compatible runtime is already present is not an ideal user experience.