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I have couple of dll files that need to be registered/unregistered when a Windows installer is installed/uninstalled respectively.
I tried the following - Created a .bat file to register the dll. The issue is I am not able to add a .bat file using 'Custom Actions' in Setup Project.
Also, how to run unregister dll while uninstalling ? Please advice. Thanks.
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By registering a DLL, you are adding information to a central directory (the Registry) for use by Windows. The information typically includes a "friendly name" for the component, which makes it easier to use from within another program, and the full path to the . dll or .
Step 1: First click on Start, then Run. Step 2: Now all you have to do to register a DLL file is to type in the regsvr32 command, followed by the path of the DLL file. Step 3: Now click OK and you should get a confirmation message that the DLL has been registered successfully.
Click Start > All Programs > Accessories and right-click on "Command Prompt" and select "Run as Administrator" OR in the Search box, type CMD and when cmd.exe appears in your results, right-click on cmd.exe and select "Run as administrator" At the command prompt, enter: REGSVR32 "PATH TO THE DLL FILE"
Below info is my registering DLL steps:
Now settings done.
After you install your project, you can find Common Files folder exists with DLL (like my path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files")
You can find DLL key has been registered in your RegEdit too.
If you uninstall your project, those info will be removed.
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