Question about DirectX, Windows Visual C++, etc

[titaniumx3]

DirectX, Windows Visual C++ (2005, 2008?), Microsoft Games for Windows Live, etc


Everytime I install a game it seems to automatically install these things, even though they are already installed.

My question is, does it cause problems having these things installed over and over again? I think running DirectX checks to see if anything needs updating but not sure about Windows Visual C++. For example, on my computer it says the following are installed:

Are these all needed?

Maybe a little paranoid, but it seems a little odd.

 

[QlimaxUK]

i get all that stuff too when installing games, best to leave them on there they dont take up much space and do no harm

 

[Oizu]

Why would it do any harm? A very little annoying when youve got about 6 listed in your change/remove programs list but except for that does no harm.

 

[Rroff]

You could remove them all and install the latest runtimes... but tbh I'd leave it as the games are happy and its not usually a compatibility issue.

 

[Frenzy]

Microsoft like to play games, youll find some older files are not included with the latest redistributables. As a result multiple redistributables get installed. Thats the case with directx anyway.