Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Copy / Extract DLL from GAC

Ever wondered how to retrieve dll from GAC ?

Well here is one way :


  • Open command prompt and go to c:\windows\assembly\gac

  • Required dll will be in form of a directory, change directory to to the dll (cd {dll name})

  • Check directory for folder name (dir)

  • Change directory to folder with long name

  • You will get the dll in this folder

  • Run copy command to copy to your desired directory



ENJOY!!!!

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