DLL Hell

[dpdg]

I have win applications that have been running for months and all of the sudden I start getting these dll not found errors. I am able to run them on my development maching with no problem, so I know the problem is not with the code.

But on one client's machine they get the 'dll not found' error, then on another client's machine running the same app they get no error.

Obviously, it's because the app is not finding the dll it's looking for. But how do I know where it's supposed to go? And why does it go missing in the first place?

Aren't these dlls all installed in their proper places when the dot net framework is installed?

What steps do I take to rectify the situation?

 

[chrissie1]

Are these dll's from the framework or are these dll's you made yourself.

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

"My old site" - Me

 

[dpdg]

They are the dlls from the framework.

 

[cjelec]

Is it possible that the client has installed a newer version of .net? They should be fully backwards compatible,

Try reinstalling the .net framework version that you have developed your app with... (vs2002 = 1.0, vs2003 = 1.1, vs2005 = 2.0...)