Is every application using anything dependent on VC++9 runtime required to have a manifest embedded?

Question

I don't get what this article on R6034 says. Looks like it states that every application dependent on VC++9 runtime must have a manifest.

Now we have a DLL that we ship to customers, that depends on VC++9 runtime and has a manifest embedded. Does every application using our DLL also need to have a manifest embedded?

Answer 1

No, your customers do not need manifests. The loader deals with manifests for every image it loads... so if your DLL has a manifest it will be parsed/applied properly, regardless of how your DLL is loaded.