msdia20.dll: download the file and fix the error

32-bit (x86) Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET Scanned by antivirus

msdia20.dll is a file of the software Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET (“Microsoft® Debug Information Accessor”), published by Microsoft Corporation. Version offered here: 7.00.9466, 32-bit.

Programs that need it refuse to start, or show an error, when it is missing or damaged. Two methods can fix the error, below.

Method 1 · quick · about 1 minute

Download only msdia20.dll

Ideal if only this file is reported missing: you replace a single file, without reinstalling anything.

⇓ Download msdia20.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 2,040 times

Version: 7.00.9466
Architecture: 32-bit (x86)
Size: 495.62 KB
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

Then:

Extract msdia20.dll from the zip file and copy it to the folder of the program showing the error (where its .exe file is).
Still getting the error? Copy it to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 (64-bit Windows) or C:\Windows\System32 (32-bit Windows), then restart.

SHA-256: 8dba3d86c7593e92a925c7a07351062d4f2314a8b2fe380833ffd92b2a707e4e · Check on VirusTotal · Product: Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET

Method 2 · complete · depends on the program

Reinstall the program that shows the error

The program normally provides msdia20.dll itself, in the exact version it expects. Recommended if several files are missing or if the error comes back.

Settings › Apps › Installed apps: uninstall the program or game concerned.
Reinstall it from its original setup program, then restart your computer.

Error messages related to msdia20.dll

The program can't start because msdia20.dll is missing.
Error loading msdia20.dll. The specified module could not be found.
Failed to load msdia20.dll

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