what is this oleaut32.dll?

Question

we had an error encountered on one of our windows service application, that points to this dll - oleaut32.dll

here's the eventviewer logs

The description for Event ID 1000 from source .NET Runtime 4.0 Error Reporting cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.

If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.

The following information was included with the event:

> [our-application].exe
> 4.0.0.0 5174a88d oleaut32.dll
> 5.2.3790.4807 4d0fa719 0 0000000000024057

we are not sure how or why did this happened unexpectedly or what's causing this error. also, we haven't encountered this kind of error before.

our application is using .net framework 4.0 and runs on a windows 2003 server with updated Microsoft security patches.

Answer 1

oleaut32.dll it's a library used in Microsoft for OLE technologies; OLE Automation

You could check Microsoft to see if you find any support.

Another link with alternatives is this.

consider this:

Important: Do not download oleaut32.dll from a "DLL download" website. There are many reasons why downloading a DLL file is a bad idea. If you need a copy of oleaut32.dll, it's best to obtain it from its original, legitimate source.