This took some time to figure out. No where did i see anyone post this solution. Even at the other WAMP software forums. Its real easy. I Installed, uninstalled vc_redist.x64.exe a few times, then it hit me, ah maybe i must also install the 32 bit version. That did it. No longer getting the VCRUNTIME.140.dll error. If your OS is 64 bit, normally we just install that software, but in this case, we also have to install the 32bit version. Hope this helps the next person. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145 grab and install both vc_redist.x86.exe vc_redist.x64.exe