• Install Gacutil

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Yes it was strongly named. Okay, here's the deal.I was given a component, which I did not build, with instructions to GAC it and start using. The component was written in VS.NET 2005 (ie.net 2.0), which I was unaware of, but have to admit I didn't know it made a difference.I attempted to GAC this component by opening the VS.NET 2003/Tools/Command Prompt, and therein lay the problem, apparently:C:LotusDominoDoctempNeighborhoodgacutil.exe /i c:gaccomponentsbusframework.dllMicrosoft (R).NET Global Assembly Cache Utility. Version 1.1.4322.573Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1998-2002. All rights reserved.Failure adding assembly to the cache: Unknown ErrorC:LotusDominoDoctempNeighborhoodTo GAC this successfully, I just had to run gacutil.exe from the VS.NET 2005/Tools/Command Prompt.

Then it was successfulSo note to GAC'ers.if you are running multiple.NET versions, there is more than one gacutil.exe on your machine, and one size does not fit all.

ProblemI have a customer using Windows Server 2008 for hosting its ASP.NET web applications. The operating environment on the server is kept very clean and lightweight, so only the bare necessities are installed. For example, there are no office productivity tools (like Office) or integrated development tools (like Visual Studio) installed in these environments. This is definitely a good practice; it keeps the potential attack surface small, and it helps to ensure that the server runs as fast as possible, without any potential for bogging down due to unnecessary programs or processes.All of the web applications on this particular server rely on a Microsoft.NET assembly from a third-party software component vendor. The assembly DLL file is over 14 MB, which is relatively large, so we decided to move the DLL into the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) so it can be shared by all applications. Previously, a copy of the DLL was installed in the bin directory for every application that used it. This was wasteful of resources, and more difficult to maintain when the vendor released updates to the assembly.You will recall the global assembly cache is machine-wide code cache that stores assemblies that are specifically intended for sharing by several applications on the computer.

The ( gacutil.exe) allows you to install assemblies into the cache, remove them from the cache, and list the contents of the cache. Using the tool to install an assembly into the cache is simple: C: gacutil /i BigAssembly.dllHowever, the gacutil executable did not exist anywhere on the server.According to Microsoft, gacutil.exe is considered to be a development tool. Because of this, it is contained in the.NET SDK and not in the.NET redistributable. Visual Studio comes with the SDK, so if you have Visual Studio installed, then this tool is installed with it. For example, on my development machine, the executable file is located here: C:Program FilesMicrosoft SDKsWindowsv7.1BinNETFX 4.0 Toolsx64The application server has the.NET redistributable installed, but it does not have the.NET SDK installed, therefore this folder did not exist on the server, and there was no gacutil.exe.

SolutionOne solution is to download and install the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and.NET Framework 4. Version 7.1, published on May 19 of 2010, is available for free download here:.After downloading winsdkweb.exe, you can run the program with administrator permissions, and select the.NET Installation Options.The installation takes a few minutes to run, and after it completes, the Global Assembly Cache Tool is ready to use. C:Program FilesMicrosoft SDKsWindowsv7.1BinNETFX 4.0 Toolsgacutil.exeI found this to be the simplest solution, although there are alternatives for adding assemblies to the GAC without installing the.NET SDK and without using gacutil.exe at all:. If you have developed the application yourself, you can use the. For more information, refer to the class documentation for. Create a PowerShell script that wraps the Publish.GacInstall function.

Here is. Create a Microsoft Installer (MSI) package to deploy the assembly. Microsoft provides for this, and instructive are also available.

Install Gacutil

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