Windows Installer Requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package

Launching the installer may return the following exception: Windows error 14001 occurred while loading the Java VM.

If you get this error, install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update before launching the installer again. This service pack is included as part of the installation package.

Open Windows Explorer.
Navigate to \archives\ms-redist-2005 on the installable image.
Do this:
- On 32-bit machines, run vcredist_x86.exe
- On 64-bit machines, run vcredist_x86.exe and vcredist_x64.exe
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update is also available as a free download from the Microsoft Download Center at: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26347 .