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The Global Assembly Cache tool allows you to view and manipulate the contents of the global assembly cache and download cache.

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GACUtil "Assembly successfully added to the cache" but "Number of items = 0"

Why, when I run: gacutil –i myAssembly.dll do I get: Assembly successfully added to the cache But then when I run: gacutil –l myAssembly.dll I get Number of items = 0 ?
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Location of Gacutil with vs 2008

I want to run a post build script that installs the dll in the gac, but i have to use the full path to gacutil.exe, where can i find this? i have visual studio 2008
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gacutil postbuild event exists with code 1

I am trying to register and assembly in the GAC on a post-build event. Here's my post-build command "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\x64\gacutil.exe" /if "$(TargetPath)" I am on x64/Windows 7/VS2010. I am…
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NGen and Gacutil best practices

I've been working on a WinForms application which has about 5 referenced assemblies - written by us, and about 8 referenced assemblies by third parties (we wont be hoping to update them in the future unless something goes terribly wrong -…
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Safe to install production assemblies with gacutil.exe?

MSDN states that gacutil.exe is not safe to use for production servers. Is there a legitimate reason for this or is Microsoft just practicing a little CYA? Is this warning safe to ignore? Or should I finally learn how to use Microsoft Windows…
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Viewer tool for Global Assembly Cache (Viewer)

To view a list of the assemblies in the global assembly cache, at the command prompt, type the following command: gacutil –l In earlier versions of the .NET Framework, the Shfusion.dll Windows shell extension enabled you to view the global assembly…
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Register DLL in GAC without Assembly Manifest

I have a DLL I wish to register with my GAC. I enter the command: gacutil /i c:\temp\msvcr100.dll and I get the error: Failure adding assembly to the cache: The module was expected to contain an as sembly manifest. All I have is the DLL. Is…
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GAC installation on every build - how to do it reliably

I would like to reliably auto-install my application assemblies in the GAC when I compile my application using Visual Studio. I've setup pre- and post-build events in my web application's build. Pre build event: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft…
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Two locations of gacutil.exe

I'm developing on Windows 2008 R2 Server, 64 bit. I'm learning how to use gacutil.exe I found two copies of this file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\Bin\x64 C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\Bin\ I built a dll in VS2007,…
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Using gacutil to install a .dll

I am trying to install a .dll refrence to use it in my code, but i am having issues using the gacutil. Would anyone be able to help me with the format of this? I have tried using http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ex0ss12c.aspx But i must still…
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How to tell which application(s) have a given assembly registered in the GAC?

When trying to remove a given assembly (log4net.dll in this case, but it should apply to any similar case) using gacutil.exe, the action fails due to the assembly being required by an application. However, I can't figure out how to tell which…
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MSBuild community task GacUtil silently failing for me

I have an open source .NET project whose main artefact is a DLL that needs to be installed to the GAC for its primary use case. Therefore I want to install it during the AfterBuild task. I am using the GacUtil msbuild task from the MSBuild Community…
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how can I manually install the Office 2007 PIAs on a computer with no Office installed?

I have seen a few other questions regarding the Office 2007 PIAs, in particular: Can you install Office 2007 PIA's without office? (3) Is Office 2007 PIA deployment possible without Office 2007? This question is different. In my experience,…
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Assembly from GAC is not listed in Monodevelop's Edit References dialog

I am trying to port a small console application from Windows/.NET to Ubuntu/Mono. I have problems to add a reference to the mono version of NLog, which I added to the GAC. Adding NLog.dll to the assembly was confirmed: Installed NLog.dll into the…
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How can I add dll to the GAC?

running gacutil.exe /i ProjectX.Core.dll, I got the message: Assembly sucessfully added to te cache, but I can't see this assembly in the c:\windows\assembly folder. What can be the problem?
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