DLL hell - deploy with private dependant dlls Microsoft.VC80.CRT & Microsoft.VC90.MFC

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I have compiled a c++ Dll and I am trying to deploy with private dependant dlls (ie in same folder as my dll).
The exe (that calls the dll) runs fin on my PC but I want it to run on any recent windows pc funnily enough. So I am testing on a clean Virtual XP machine. This is what my directory looks like and when I run the exe the errors I get including the event log.

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Below is the manifest for my dll. Notice both Microsoft.VC90.CRT & Microsoft.VC80.CRT are referenced.
<?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8 standalone=yes?><br/>
<assembly xmlns=urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1 manifestVersion=1.0><br/>
<trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3 <br/>
<security><br/>
<requestedPrivileges><br/>
<requestedExecutionLevel level=asInvoker uiAccess=false /><br/>
</requestedPrivileges><br/>
</security><br/>
</trustInfo><br/>
<dependency><br/>
<dependentAssembly><br/>
<assemblyIdentity type=win32 name=Microsoft.VC90.CRT version=9.0.21022.8 processorArchitecture=x86 publicKeyToken=1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b /><br/>
</dependentAssembly><br/>
</dependency><br/>
<dependency><br/>
<dependentAssembly><br/>
<assemblyIdentity type=win32 name=Microsoft.VC90.MFC version=9.0.21022.8 processorArchitecture=x86 publicKeyToken=1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b /><br/>
</dependentAssembly><br/>
</dependency><br/>
<dependency><br/>
<dependentAssembly><br/>
<assemblyIdentity type=win32 name=Microsoft.VC80.CRT version=8.0.50727.4053 processorArchitecture=x86 publicKeyToken=1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b /><br/>
</dependentAssembly><br/>
</dependency><br/>
</assembly>

This is all a DLL hell nightmare to me and any help appreciated. <br/>


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