VC++ Runtime error 1603 unable to install update

Try this ..

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/55d14b87-aa15-4daa-bd51-5196f9b68374/visual-studio-c-redistributable-setup-fails?forum=vssetup

The hotfix referenced in the post does not apply to my system.  When I download the hotfix and attempt to apply it, I get the mesage that "The update is not applicable to your computer."  

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

First, try running Origin as Administrator while installing the game. 

If that don't helps, go to your ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect Andromeda\__Installer\vc" folder.

There you will find a "vc2010sp1" a "vc2012" and a "vc2013" folder.

Go to the "redist" folder inside this folders and run the "vcredist_x86.exe" and the "vcredist_x64.exe" as Administrator.

Reboot every-time after you installed both versions of a year. > ´test

If that also don't helps, close Origin completely.

Download the VC2012 C++ package from MS here.

Replace the existing "vcredist_x86.exe" and "vcredist_x86.exe" under ">drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect Andromeda\__Installer\vc\vc2012\redist" with the downloaded versions.

Run Origin as Administrator and try the installation again.

Thank you for the suggestion, but please allow me to clarify a few points.

First of all, I have already tried your proposed solution and when doing so get the error described in the log above.  Second, the issue is stemming from VC 2010 not VC 2012.

Other people have had it, not just for MEA ..

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I believe, after much experimentation and digging, I've found the solution.

It appears that the problem stems from the VC++ Redist installs themselves. Origin, by proxy, installs these the three VC++ Redists that are needed to run the game. Unfortunately, not all these VC++ files are compatible with all computers. Attempting to install these files without Origin's assitance results in the program encountering a I/O problem -- error 997. To install DAI, I had to "trick" Origin into installing a version of VC++ that was compatible with my computer.

Here's what I had to do:

Step 1) Go to the Dragon Age Inquisition game folder. Mine installed to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition"

Step 2) In the directory "__Installer", you'll find a folder called "vc". Inside vc, you'll find 3 folders: vc2008sp1, vc2012, and vc2013.

Step 3) Within each directory are folder's called "redist", and within each of those are corresponding .exe files. Run each of these files.

Step 4) For this fix, you should note that at least one failed to install. You'll need to note which one of these failed, and then search the internet for a version that is compatible. In my case, Origin wanted me to install "vcredist_x64", but this failed. I found "vcredist_x86" was compatible -- installing this onto my computer instead.

Step 5) The last step in "tricking" Origin into allowing you to play DAI, by renaming the working vcredist files as the ones that are found within the DAI  "__Installer" directories, deleting the non-working ones and then replacing them with the working ones. I renamed the file I found online (vcredist_x86) to the same name as the incompatible file (vcredist_x64), then replaced the old file with my own.

Step 6) Run the installation again.

The Result:

Origin then is "tricked" into installing the new compatible vc files. Origin is made "happy" because it got to feel like it was in charge and do something useful, and presents the game as being installed and allowing you to play.

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Try these https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=8328

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=13523

Again, thank you, but I have already attempted to do this and it did not work for me either.  Whenever I replace the faulty file with a working one and attempt to start up the game, origin overwrites it with the original file because it is trying to install an update not just run the game.

Thank you so much for taking the time to work through this one.  It really was a huge pain.  I tried creating a new profile and installing the update through that profile, and that didn't work.  I then tried changing the folder name by adding "BAK" to it, bingo.  For whatever reason, that did it.  I was able to install the update and now it launches.

No worries. Glad it worked 🙂