Registering for COM DLLs

To register a COM DLL, you need either Microsoft Visual Studio or .NET Framework installed on the system.

Scenario 1: When Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 is installed on the system

Perform the following steps:

1. Open the Visual Studio Command Prompt

2. Register the DLL in the Visual Studio Command Prompt as:

regasm /codebase <DLL file name with the absolute path>

Scenario 2: When .NET Framework is installed on the system

Open Command Prompt in Administrator mode & then go to the directory where .NET Framework is installed i.e. to “C:WindowsMicrosoft.NETFramework” & register the DLL using:

regasm /codebase “Location of the DLL in the system”

Note : Go to “C:WindowsMicrosoft.NETFramework” & make sure that .NET Framework (preferably 4.0) is installed on the system. If it is not installed, then install it & repeat Step 1.