| Product Name | Ver | Directory | _MSC_VER | msvcr | cl | link |
| Visual Studio 6 | 6 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio | 1200 | Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 12.00.8804 for 80×86 | Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 6.00.8447 | |
| Visual Studio 7 | 7 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 | 1310 | msvcr71.dll msvcp71.dll | Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.6030 for 80×86 | Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 7.10.6030 |
| Visual Studio 2005 | 8 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8 | 1400 | msvcrt.dll msvcr80.dll | Microsoft(R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80×86 | Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 8.00.50727.762 |
| Visual Studio 2008 | 9 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0 | 1500 | msvcrt.dll msvcr90.dll | Microsoft(R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 15.00.30729.01 for 80×86 | Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 9.00.30729.01 |
| Visual Studio 2010 | 10 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0 | 1600 | msvcrt.dll msvcr100.dll | Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 16.00.40219.01 for 80×86 | Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 10.00.40219.01 |
| Visual Studio 2012 | 11 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0 | 1700 | msvcr110.dll | Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 17.00.50727.1 for x86 | Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 11.00.50727.1 |
| Visual Studio 2013 | 12 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0 | 1800 | msvcr120.dll | Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 18.00.40629 for x86 | Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 12.00.40629.0 |
| Visual Studio 2015 | 14 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0 | 1900 | msvcrt.dll msvcp110_win.dll | Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.00.23026 for x86 | Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 14.00.23026.0 |
| Visual Studio 2017 RC | 15 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017 | 1910 | mada -> msvcrt.dll msvcp110_win.dll | Microsoft(R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.10.24629 for x86 | Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 14.10.24629.0 |
| Visual Studio 2017 | 15 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017 | 1910 to 1916 | ucrtbase.dll msvcp140.dll vcruntime140.dll | Microsoft(R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.10.25017 for x86 | Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 14.10.25017.0 |
| Visual Studio 2019 | 16 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019 | 1920 | ucrtbase.dll msvcp140.dll vcruntime140.dll | Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.20.27508.1 for x86 | Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 14.20.27508.1 |
| Visual Studio 2022 | 17 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022 | 1930 | ucrtbase.dll msvcp_win.dll vcruntime140.dll | Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.30.30705 for x86 | Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 14.30.30705.0 |