Prosoft Configuration Builder (PCB) runtime errors: "SideBySide" or VC++ files not found

Q: Windows returns "SideBySide" related errors or reports that Microsoft VC90 or VC++  files are not found when attempting to launch PCB.

A:  Some of the Visual Studio files may be missing on this PC, see the following link for the Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=29