Resolving 'The specified procedure could not be found' when using PDFNet WinRT on MS Surface

Q:

We are current users of PDFNet SDK for our iPad app. We are now testing your WinRT library for a Windows 8 app. My problem is when I try to debug my own project on the real MS Surface, I get an error.

The error occurs in the method “pdftron.PDFNet.Initialize();” The error is:

An exception of type ‘System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException’ occurred in PDFViewCtrlDemo.exe but was not handled in user code

Additional information: The specified procedure could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007F)

A:

The error you described would occur if you don’t have the Microsoft Visual C++ 12 Runtime Package (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2019667)%20is). Please make sure that CRT is is) installed in your machine.