Fix for PSP2018 Installation Problem

[MadeInPluto]

If, like me, you get one of the following errors, when installing PSP2018,

• Error 2147024546
• Unknown error
• Your system has not been modified. To complete installation at another time, please run setup again

and you are on Windows 10, this is why and how to fix it:

Why
You have a corrupted Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable on your system.

How to fix it

1. Open Control Panel
2. Go to Programs > Uninstall a Program
3. Look for Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x64)
4. Right-click on it and select Change
5. When the popup options show up, choose repair.
6. Now look for Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86)
7. Repeat step #4 and #5
8. Restart your computer
9. Install Paint Shop Pro 2018 hassle-free

Note #1: when you click on REPAIR, if that's the corrupted file it might already tell you that it is corrupted and you might have to restart your PC and go back to that file into Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a Program before it gets repaired.

Note #2: if repairing Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributables does not work, repair all the other Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables one by one, until you find the corrupted one. Almost certainly the guilty one is the C++ 2012, though.

I hope it helps.