CA Siteminder SMTestTool fails to launch with error referencing "Microsoft.VC80.MFC"

Products

• CA Single Sign On Secure Proxy Server (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign On SOA Security Manager (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign-On

Issue/Introduction

Problem:

Launching the smtesttool fails with this error message.

 “Activation context generation failed for "E:\setup\sso\TT6sp6cr10\smtest.exe". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC80.MFC,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.”

Even after reinstalling the MS Visual C++ 2005 and it still doesn’t launch.

 

Environment

 

Windows 2012 R2 server. 

 

SiteMinder R12.51 and above.

 

Resolution:

 

MS11-025: Description of the security update for Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package: June 14, 2011

 

Additional Information:

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2538242

 

MS11-025 download the patch and restart that should resolve this issue.

Environment

Release: ESPSTM99000-12.51-Single Sign On-Extended Support Plus
Component: