the procedure entry point _crtCreateSymbolicLinkW couldnot be located

Question

On starting WAMP I'm getting this error: the procedure entry point _crtCreateSymbolicLinkW couldnot be located in the dynamic link library MSVCR110.dll

Answer 1

BIT NOTE: WAMPServer2.5 will not run on Windows XP, as this dll MSVCR110.dll cannot be installed on XP.

Please make sure you have the latest version of all of these Microsoft C/C++ Redistributable runtime libraries. You dont need the whole compiler, just these C/C++ runtime libraries.

FOR WAMPServer 32bit

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)

Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)

If you are using WampServer 2.4 or 2.5 32bit and therefore Apache 2.4.x

Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 is required And select vcredist_x86.exe

FOR WAMPServer 64bit

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)

Yes you need the x86 Package regardless as
wampmanager is a 32bit exe even on a 64 bit install

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x64)

Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64)

If you are using WampServer 2.4 64bit

Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package And select vcredist_x64.exe

Warning: The naming convention used for the redist install files is a bit confusing, so download one, install it, then download the next and install it.... otherwwise you will get confused.

Once they are installed your 'Programs and Features' should look something like this :-

32bit systems

64bit systems

The Unable to load dll issue is simply fixed by getting WAMPServer to refresh the SYMLINKS in the ...\apache2.4.9\bin folder

Do this as follows using the Wampmanager menus :-

left click wampmanager -> Apache -> Version
and click on the version number, probably 2.4.9

It takes a couple of second to complete and you wont notice anything going on, but the php_intl error should be solved.