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[luisve]

hi i just created an app using visual.net i need some dll to run the app, is there any way to have the app looking for this app in the wimdows/system32 folder instead of the folder where the .exe is located?

 

[VBakias]

?? to have the app looking for this app ??

You want the dlls to be located not in the .exe's folder or in program files, but in /windows/system32 ?

Maybe you should add a setup project also for deployment
Anyway, if you need to find out where the system32 folder, (c:/windows/system32, d:/windows/system32 etc meaning that windows may have been installed in drive c, d, etc), take a look at : System.Environment() namespace.


That's all from me

 

[chiph]

Putting your private executable (DLL or EXE) in the windows or system32 directory is not a good idea. Those directories are intended for operating system files, not 3rd party applications.

If your DLL needs to locate an EXE, then it would be best to either pass a path to a method in the DLL, or have the DLL look in a well-known registry key for the location where the EXE got installed.

Chip H.


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