Symptom
Analysis for Office (AO) requires the installation of Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime (VSTO Runtime).
VSTO installation contains Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable. A Micorosoft page mentions this is not supported.
AO should only require supported runtime environments. What is the official status of these runtime environments?
Environment
SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office All versions
Resolution
The Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime (VSTO Runtime) ships with various versions of Visual Studio and Microsoft Office and follows the support lifecycle of the parent product.
Officially documented here.
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable is still supported for security fixes only when the parent product (In this case the VSTO Runtime) is supported.
Officially documented here:
"In a few specific instances Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable beyond the underlying Visual Studio product lifecycle for security fixes only, and only in the context and timeframe of the Microsoft product(s) that depend on it. One such instance is when the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable is distributed in other Microsoft products, such as SQL Server, Windows Server, or Microsoft Office. Another such instance is when the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable is used in conjunction with supported versions of Visual Studio Tools for Office or Visual Basic for Applications."
See Also
KBA 3129468 - Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime not found
Keywords
vsto, visual c++, redistributable, x86, compatiblity, support, runtime , KBA , BI-RA-AO-XLA , Excel Addin , Problem