Questions tagged [dllregistration]

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What does RegAsm really do? Where are files copied?

We have a plugin for IE based on spicIE, the purpose is to connect to some external devices. To connect to those external devices, another company developed their token & DLLs. We need to have some ActiveX's and DLL's to do authentication by…
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Access a custom .NET DLL in VBScript

I wrote a DLL in .NET and I want to access it in VBScript. I don't want to add it to the assembly directory. Is there a way to point too the DLL and create an instance of it?
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How to Register a Type Library without RegAsm.exe

I want to know if it's possible to register a type library without using the RegAsm tool. Here is my situation, which will hopefully explain why I want to do this: I'm developing an assembly in .NET that will provide some modern functionality for…
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Register DLL/OCX in InnoSetup

I have a DLL and OCX pack then I've decided to make an installer. This is what I have: ArchitecturesInstallIn64BitMode=x64 [Files] Source: {syswow64}\*; DestDir: {syswow64}; Flags: onlyifdoesntexist Source: {sys}\*; DestDir: {sys}; Flags:…
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MSI register dll - Self-Registration considered harmful

I have a .NET winform application that requires to register a native dll during installation. My question is how can I register a dll (regsvr32 ABC.dll) as part of MSI installion process? Similary how can I un-register a dll as part of…
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Unable to register dll using regsvr32

My project generates a dll and when build in Debug mode the dll gets registered automatically by Visual Studio 2005. But when I try to register the same dll in command prompt using "regsvr32" I'm unable to register. I get the following error, The…
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Tracking down slow managed DLL loading

I am faced with the following issue and at this point I feel like I'm severely lacking some sort of tool, I just don't know what that tool is, or what exactly it should be doing. Here is the setup: I have a 3rd party DLL that has to be registered in…
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Implementing the DllRegisterServer method

I'm trying to implement a COM's DllRegisterServer method. So I read this tutorial: http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/com-tech/activex/tutorials/article.php/c5567/Step-by-Step-COM-Tutorial.htm and I followed the steps until the part of…
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What's the best way to secure dll files

We have a large application build in C++ builder, that at startup looks at a folder and loads all the present dll files. I figured this might not be such a good thing and tried my thoughts by creating a dll that only fired up a web browser and…
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How do I step through a referenced assembly in Visual Studio?

I have a referenced assembly that keeps failing when I call it. I have the source for this assembly in a large project, Project A. I've compiled it and have been using it in Project B. Unfortunately Project B keeps failing and the stack trace shows…
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Postgres ODBC Drive scripted Install

I am trying to script an install for the Postgres ODBC Driver as part of my application's installer. PG gives a great msi but I don't want it to pop up as part of my install. All they say about using the dll's is "Only use this distribution if you…
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How to register a 32-bit .DLL COM+ application on Windows 2008 R2

I have read through all the similar questions but am not finding my exact problem answered. I have tried all the similar recommendations. I am forced to migrate from a Windows Server 2003 environment to a Windows Server 2008 R2 environment running…
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Unable to register dll using regsvr32:The module "*.dll" failed to load

There is a similar question from stackoverflow. But I didn't find that the answer is helpful. I also used Google searched the websites, I have watched here and here. I have tried the method they told to solve this problem but not got a satisfied…
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Not able to register my 64bit dll through nsis script ?

I have a 64bit dll which i'm able to register from command prompt with regsvr32. But the problem is when i try to register my dll through nsis script its not registered. I used RegDLL command in nsis script. Anyone knows what the problem may be?
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Unregistering a COM dll using regsvr32

I've registered a COM dll using the regsvr32 command and I forgot the exact location of the assembly from where I did it. Now I'm facing trouble to unregister the dll. How I can unregister it? I tried using the /u switch from other locations of the…
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