Re: can't find regsvr32.exe

it was in the instructions and I found it anyway. I had to show hidden files


"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I can see no reason to add regsvr32.exe to right-click menu options.
>
> regsvr32.exe should be in
> C:\WINDOWS\system32
> and
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache
>
> regsvr32.exe is the Microsoft(C) Register Server.
>
> You use the Regsvr32 tool (Regsvr32.exe) to register and unregister object
> linking and embedding (OLE) controls such as dynamic-link library (DLL) or
> ActiveX Controls (OCX) files that are self-registerable. Regsvr32
> registers
> and unregisters .dll files as command components in the registry.
>
> Try this one, it's easier to use.
>
> [[This program allows to register/unregister DLLs using RegSvr32 tool
> which
> is included with Windows. This program is very easy even for beginners.
> Additionally, it shows a way to find windows\system directory location
> properly. A handy utility that will help you avoid the inconvenience of
> running regsvr32 from the start menu all the time. ]]
> RegSvr32 - Graphical Interface
> http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.Asp?ID=1422
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:8PbCe.945$Ow4.542457@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> Denise <emmyjt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
>> I can't find regsvr32.exe on my system. When I do a search, what comes up
>> is REGSVR32.EXE-29C480B8.pf. Any regsvr32.exe that does come up has an
>> empty file. (if you're wondering WHY I am looking for this file, it is
>> because I am having a problem with my Norton Internet Security and one of
>> the steps to fixing it is to add this program to the Windows right-click
>> menu options)
>>
>> --
>> Denise
>>
>> ~~ I didn't lose my mind, it was mine to give away - Robbie Williams ~~
>> ~~ When life hands you lemons, ask for salt and tequila - author unknown
>> ~~
>


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