windows 7 - vc_redist.x86.exe Setup Failed: 0x80240017 Unspecified error

An installer told me I need to first install Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013 and gave the link https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=40784

Unfortunately that link, after a few selection steps, does not download anything, so I unfortunately had to get the file (vc_redist.x86.exe) from SoftPedia (even though I don't like to get files from unofficial sites).

Anyway, when I attempt to install that vc_redist.x86.exe on Windows 7 Professional 32 bit, I get this error:

Here is the log file:

[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:39]i001: Burn v3.7.3813.0, Windows v6.1 (Build 7600: Service Pack 0), path: C:\Users\win7pro32bit\Downloads\vc_redist.x86.exe, cmdline: '-burn.unelevated BurnPipe.{666EA247-11E9-45A0-9D2B-9A7A9C20DE60} {C41C0D3B-3441-414E-8CCD-D5E0E8CB8745} 3584'
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:40]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog' to value 'C:\Users\WIN7PR~1\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_x86_20150929155640.log'
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:40]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSource' to value 'C:\Users\win7pro32bit\Downloads\vc_redist.x86.exe'
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:40]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSourceFolder' to value 'C:\Users\win7pro32bit\Downloads\'
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:40]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleName' to value 'Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x86) - 14.0.23026'
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:40]i100: Detect begin, 10 packages
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:40]i000: File search: windows_uCRT_DetectKey, did not find path: C:\Windows\system32\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:40]i000: File search: windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists, did not find path: C:\Windows\system32\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:40]i000: Setting numeric variable 'windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists' to value 0
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i101: Detected package: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86, state: Absent, cached: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i101: Detected package: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86, state: Absent, cached: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i101: Detected package: Windows81_x86, state: Absent, cached: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i101: Detected package: Windows81_x64, state: Absent, cached: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i101: Detected package: Windows8_x86, state: Absent, cached: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i101: Detected package: Windows8_x64, state: Absent, cached: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i101: Detected package: Windows7_MSU_x86, state: Absent, cached: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i101: Detected package: Windows7_MSU_x64, state: Absent, cached: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i101: Detected package: WindowsVista_MSU_x86, state: Absent, cached: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i101: Detected package: WindowsVista_MSU_x64, state: Absent, cached: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i052: Condition 'VersionNT >= v6.0 OR (VersionNT = v5.1 AND ServicePackLevel >= 2) OR (VersionNT = v5.2 AND ServicePackLevel >= 1)' evaluates to true.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:41]i199: Detect complete, result: 0x0
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i200: Plan begin, 10 packages, action: Install
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleRollbackLog_vcRuntimeMinimum_x86' to value 'C:\Users\WIN7PR~1\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_x86_20150929155640_000_vcRuntimeMinimum_x86_rollback.log'
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog_vcRuntimeMinimum_x86' to value 'C:\Users\WIN7PR~1\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_x86_20150929155640_000_vcRuntimeMinimum_x86.log'
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleRollbackLog_vcRuntimeAdditional_x86' to value 'C:\Users\WIN7PR~1\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_x86_20150929155640_001_vcRuntimeAdditional_x86_rollback.log'
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog_vcRuntimeAdditional_x86' to value 'C:\Users\WIN7PR~1\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_x86_20150929155640_001_vcRuntimeAdditional_x86.log'
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.3 AND NOT VersionNT64' evaluates to false.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Windows81_x86
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.3 AND VersionNT64' evaluates to false.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Windows81_x64
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.2 AND NOT VersionNT64' evaluates to false.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Windows8_x86
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.2 AND VersionNT64' evaluates to false.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Windows8_x64
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.1 AND NOT VersionNT64' evaluates to true.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Windows7_MSU_x86
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.1 AND VersionNT64' evaluates to false.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Windows7_MSU_x64
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.0 AND NOT VersionNT64' evaluates to false.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: WindowsVista_MSU_x86
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.0 AND VersionNT64' evaluates to false.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: WindowsVista_MSU_x64
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i201: Planned package: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: Uninstall, cache: Yes, uncache: No, dependency: Register
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i201: Planned package: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: Uninstall, cache: Yes, uncache: No, dependency: Register
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i201: Planned package: Windows81_x86, state: Absent, default requested: Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i201: Planned package: Windows81_x64, state: Absent, default requested: Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i201: Planned package: Windows8_x86, state: Absent, default requested: Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i201: Planned package: Windows8_x64, state: Absent, default requested: Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i201: Planned package: Windows7_MSU_x86, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: Uninstall, cache: Yes, uncache: No, dependency: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i201: Planned package: Windows7_MSU_x64, state: Absent, default requested: Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i201: Planned package: WindowsVista_MSU_x86, state: Absent, default requested: Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i201: Planned package: WindowsVista_MSU_x64, state: Absent, default requested: Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i299: Plan complete, result: 0x0
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:56:44]i300: Apply begin
[0E00:0BA0][2015-09-29T15:56:45]i360: Creating a system restore point.
[0E00:0BA0][2015-09-29T15:57:42]i361: Created a system restore point.
[0E00:0BA0][2015-09-29T15:57:42]i370: Session begin, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}, options: 0x7, disable resume: No
[0E00:0BA0][2015-09-29T15:57:43]i000: Caching bundle from: 'C:\Users\WIN7PR~1\AppData\Local\Temp\{74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}\.be\VC_redist.x86.exe' to: 'C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}\VC_redist.x86.exe'
[0E00:0BA0][2015-09-29T15:57:43]i320: Registering bundle dependency provider: {74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}, version: 14.0.23026.0
[0E00:0BA0][2015-09-29T15:57:43]i371: Updating session, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}, resume: Active, restart initiated: No, disable resume: No
[0E00:0D3C][2015-09-29T15:57:49]i304: Verified existing payload: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\vcRuntimeMinimum_x86.
[0E00:0D3C][2015-09-29T15:57:49]i305: Verified acquired payload: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\vcRuntimeMinimum_x86, moving to: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{A2563E55-3BEC-3828-8D67-E5E8B9E8B675}v14.0.23026\packages\vcRuntimeMinimum_x86\vc_runtimeMinimum_x86.msi.
[0E00:0D3C][2015-09-29T15:57:49]i304: Verified existing payload: cab54A5CABBE7274D8A22EB58060AAB7623 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\cab54A5CABBE7274D8A22EB58060AAB7623.
[0E00:0D3C][2015-09-29T15:57:49]i305: Verified acquired payload: cab54A5CABBE7274D8A22EB58060AAB7623 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\cab54A5CABBE7274D8A22EB58060AAB7623, moving to: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{A2563E55-3BEC-3828-8D67-E5E8B9E8B675}v14.0.23026\packages\vcRuntimeMinimum_x86\cab1.cab.
[0E00:0D3C][2015-09-29T15:57:49]i304: Verified existing payload: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\vcRuntimeAdditional_x86.
[0E00:0D3C][2015-09-29T15:57:49]i305: Verified acquired payload: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\vcRuntimeAdditional_x86, moving to: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{BE960C1C-7BAD-3DE6-8B1A-2616FE532845}v14.0.23026\packages\vcRuntimeAdditional_x86\vc_runtimeAdditional_x86.msi.
[0E00:0D3C][2015-09-29T15:57:49]i304: Verified existing payload: cabB3E1576D1FEFBB979E13B1A5379E0B16 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\cabB3E1576D1FEFBB979E13B1A5379E0B16.
[0E00:0D3C][2015-09-29T15:57:49]i305: Verified acquired payload: cabB3E1576D1FEFBB979E13B1A5379E0B16 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\cabB3E1576D1FEFBB979E13B1A5379E0B16, moving to: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{BE960C1C-7BAD-3DE6-8B1A-2616FE532845}v14.0.23026\packages\vcRuntimeAdditional_x86\cab1.cab.
[0E00:0D3C][2015-09-29T15:57:50]i304: Verified existing payload: Windows7_MSU_x86 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\Windows7_MSU_x86.
[0E00:0D3C][2015-09-29T15:57:50]i305: Verified acquired payload: Windows7_MSU_x86 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\Windows7_MSU_x86, moving to: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\D4036846864773E3D647F421DFE7F6CA536E307B\packages\Patch\x86\Windows6.1-KB2999226-x86.msu.
[0E00:0BA0][2015-09-29T15:57:50]i301: Applying execute package: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86, action: Install, path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{A2563E55-3BEC-3828-8D67-E5E8B9E8B675}v14.0.23026\packages\vcRuntimeMinimum_x86\vc_runtimeMinimum_x86.msi, arguments: ' MSIFASTINSTALL="7" NOVSUI="1"'
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:58:03]i319: Applied execute package: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86, result: 0x0, restart: None
[0E00:0BA0][2015-09-29T15:58:03]i325: Registering dependency: {74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e} on package provider: Microsoft.VS.VC_RuntimeMinimumVSU_x86,v14, package: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86
[0E00:0BA0][2015-09-29T15:58:03]i301: Applying execute package: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86, action: Install, path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{BE960C1C-7BAD-3DE6-8B1A-2616FE532845}v14.0.23026\packages\vcRuntimeAdditional_x86\vc_runtimeAdditional_x86.msi, arguments: ' MSIFASTINSTALL="7" NOVSUI="1"'
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:58:09]i319: Applied execute package: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86, result: 0x0, restart: None
[0E00:0BA0][2015-09-29T15:58:09]i325: Registering dependency: {74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e} on package provider: Microsoft.VS.VC_RuntimeAdditionalVSU_x86,v14, package: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86
[0E00:0BA0][2015-09-29T15:58:09]i301: Applying execute package: Windows7_MSU_x86, action: Install, path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\D4036846864773E3D647F421DFE7F6CA536E307B\packages\Patch\x86\Windows6.1-KB2999226-x86.msu, arguments: '"C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe" "C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\D4036846864773E3D647F421DFE7F6CA536E307B\packages\Patch\x86\Windows6.1-KB2999226-x86.msu" /quiet /norestart'
[0E00:0BA0][2015-09-29T15:58:38]e000: Error 0x80240017: Failed to execute MSU package.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:58:38]e000: Error 0x80240017: Failed to configure per-machine MSU package.
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:58:38]i319: Applied execute package: Windows7_MSU_x86, result: 0x80240017, restart: None
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:58:38]e000: Error 0x80240017: Failed to execute MSU package.
[0E00:0BA0][2015-09-29T15:58:38]i372: Session end, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}, resume: ARP, restart: None, disable resume: No
[0E00:0BA0][2015-09-29T15:58:38]i371: Updating session, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}, resume: ARP, restart initiated: No, disable resume: No
[06F0:0A94][2015-09-29T15:58:38]i399: Apply complete, result: 0x80240017, restart: None, ba requested restart:  No

What did I do wrong?

Answer

The trick for the download was to NOT click on the big red "Try again" button, and instead click the small "Click here" link of the individual file.

That vc_redist.x86.exe installs successfully:

Thanks @DavidPostill!