Side-By-Side error when installing Opera

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Problem:

When I downloaded and tried installing Opera Developer 38.0.2205.0 from Here, I got the following error.

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What Have I tried:

  1. I did a google search and came across This link which mentions that the problem went away after the Security Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package (KB2538243) was installed. I did exactly that. I downloaded and installed the files from Here but the problem did not go away.

  2. I searched SuperUser and came across Error: The application has failed to start because the side by side configuration is incorrect. I did exactly as suggested and generated the sysxtrace.txt. Here is the extract from it. I do not understand the error.

sysxtrace.txt

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Question:

Is there something very basic that I am missing or do I need to do something else to install this file

Siddharth Rout

Posted 2016-09-21T10:49:33.917

Reputation: 412

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this looks like a corrupted installer. Get the installer directly from Opera: https://net.geo.opera.com/opera/developer?utm_medium=sm&utm_source=desktop_blog&utm_campaign=developer also version 38 is very old.

– magicandre1981 – 2016-09-21T15:00:07.327

Awesome! That worked :) You may want to put it as an answer? – Siddharth Rout – 2016-09-21T15:47:03.383

@magicandre1981: would you be putting it as your answer? if not then i will delete this question. – Siddharth Rout – 2016-09-22T03:08:39.750

I need some sleep and can't be here 24h per day ;) I posted it as answer – magicandre1981 – 2016-09-22T04:08:18.340

What? You have life other than stackoverflow?????? :D – Siddharth Rout – 2016-09-22T04:13:03.173

Answers

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The message "Line 0: XML Syntax error" looks like a corruption of the installer. So The installer is damaged. Opera Dev 38 is a also an older version. Get the latest version directly from Opera and not from siuch a strange 3rd party page.

magicandre1981

Posted 2016-09-21T10:49:33.917

Reputation: 86 560