diff --git a/src/noggit/application/NoggitApplication.cpp b/src/noggit/application/NoggitApplication.cpp
index cfc0350d..43215367 100755
--- a/src/noggit/application/NoggitApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/noggit/application/NoggitApplication.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace Noggit::Application
 	  if (!std::filesystem::exists(noggitProjectPath))
 	  {
 		  std::filesystem::create_directory(noggitProjectPath);
-		  Log << "Noggit Project Folder Not Loaded! Creating..." << std::endl;
+		  // Log << "Noggit Project Folder Not Loaded! Creating..." << std::endl;
 	  }
 
 	  auto listFilePath = applicationConfiguration.ApplicationListFilePath;
@@ -78,11 +78,43 @@ namespace Noggit::Application
 	  auto databaseDefinitionPath = applicationConfiguration.ApplicationDatabaseDefinitionsPath;
 	  if (!std::filesystem::exists(databaseDefinitionPath))
 	  {
-		  // LogError << "Unable to find database definitions! please reinstall Noggit Red, or download from wow.tools" << std::endl;
+		  LogError << "Unable to find database definitions! please reinstall Noggit Red, or download from wow.tools" << std::endl;
 	  }
 
 	  Log << "Database Definitions found! : " << databaseDefinitionPath << std::endl;
 
+	  // Check MSVC redistribuable version
+	  const QString registryPath = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\";
+
+	  // Visual C++ 2015 (MSVC++ 14.0)
+	  // Visual C++ 2017 (MSVC++ 14.1)
+	  // Visual C++ 2019 (MSVC++ 14.2)
+	  // Visual C++ 2022 (MSVC++ 14.3)
+	  const QStringList versions = {
+		  "14.0", //  MSVC 14.0 Visual Studio 2015
+		  // "15.0", //  MSVC 14.1 Visual Studio 2017
+		  // "16.0", //  MSVC 14.2 Visual Studio 2019
+		  // "17.0"  //  MSVC 14.3 Visual Studio 2022
+	  };
+
+	  bool redist_found = false;
+	  foreach (const QString & version, versions) {
+		  QString keyPath = registryPath + version + "\\VC\\Runtimes\\x64";
+		  QSettings settings(keyPath, QSettings::NativeFormat);
+
+		  if (settings.contains("Installed")) {
+			  bool installed = settings.value("Installed").toBool();
+			  if (installed) {
+				  redist_found = true;
+				  QString versionNumber = settings.value("Version").toString();
+				  LogDebug << "Found MSVC " << version.toStdString() << " Redistributable Version: " << versionNumber.toStdString() << std::endl;
+			  }
+		  }
+	  }
+	  if (!redist_found)
+		  LogDebug << "No Redistribuable MSVC version found" << std::endl;
+
+	  // Initialize OpenGL
 	  QSurfaceFormat format;
 	  
 	  format.setRenderableType(QSurfaceFormat::OpenGL);