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Error Message "Unable to load DLL 'PSnrACDC.dll': The specified module could not be found." while launching software

It has been identified that some of the bio sensor evaluation kits and MAXREFDES solutions software GUIs show the following error when the application is starting:
 
 
 

This has been linked to the 32-bit version of the Visual C++ Redistribute Packages for Visual Studio 2013, which needs to be installed for the Software GUI to work.

Download and install the x86 (32-bit) version of the Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784

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