Well reinstalling windows is certainly not an option i would recommend to anyone, a faulty patch can damage the windows register or have issues with the drivers or any library, reinstalling windows is only if windows is damaged, next time just reinstall windows networks, delete the game from regedit and reinstall visual c+.
If reinstalling windows worked for you, then that is cause of the clean libraries and register, someone should make an easy tool to clean that.
If reinstalling windows worked for you, then that is cause of the clean libraries and register, someone should make an easy tool to clean that.