Error 126 with Sigmund~ 64bit

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I encountered and error 126 on Windows issue with sigmund~ 64 bit and thanks to some input from Volker Böhm on Github I was able to resolve it.

I thought I'd make a dedicated post about it, since it seems like I might be a common issue with older externals.

Apparently error 126 usually occurs when the external cannot find a dll it needs.

On windows, Sigmund~ 64bit, and apparently bonk~, and possibly some others require the 2013 version of the C++ Redistributable. The latest version of the redistributable does not work. But after downloading and installing the 2013 version all was swell for me.

Here is the link to the one i downloaded which resolved my Error 126 for Sigmund~ 64 bit on Windows: