gacutil is not a valid win32 application?

Question

I registered Mono.WebServer.dll in the GAC with:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\Bin\gacutil.exe

Then I wanted to install an additional assembly in the GAC and I got:

gacutil is not a valid win32 application.

I used the same gacutil both times... I restarted and the problem persists.

Mono? That's a virus. I wasn't aware that it could cross over from humans to PCs. — Kevin Stricker, Nov 07 '10 at 19:28
@Hans Passant: Indeed, seems so. But I have lately had a lot of issues with corruption, just don't know why installing Mono.Webserver in the GAC triggered it. — Stefan Steiger, Nov 08 '10 at 00:42
@mootinator: True, but it's also Spanish and means 'ape'. See http://primates.ximian.com — Stefan Steiger, Nov 08 '10 at 11:30

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 07 '10 at 19:40

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Gacutil is bundled with .Net SDK, not with visual studio. Maybe you should try to re install .Net SDK if it needs to and load gacutil from this path : C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\Bin (make sure the version number matches your system)

answered Nov 07 '10 at 19:40

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Thank you - was good advice. Now it works again. What I don't yet understand is why I could install the .NET SDK when it was already installed, and not uninstalled. – Stefan Steiger Nov 09 '10 at 16:37

gacutil is not a valid win32 application?

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