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Inherits Microsoft.VisualBasic.MVP : Implements IBrainFart
Where'd that DLL come from?

I've been meaning to blog this for the longest time, and I've finally remembered since it took me so long to find the URL again.

Have you ever needed to work out what package contains what dll that you've referenced, so that when you redistribute your app you can say what the pre-reqs are?

There's a page on the Microsoft Support site that actually tells you. It's funny how hard it is to find the page when you need, but once you've got the link, you never want to throw it away.

The page lets you search by dll name or package, and lists every version of the dll in question, and what packages install which version. Pretty neat. Anyway, it can be found here. Maybe now when I lose it next time, I'll be able to find it again quickly :)

Posted: Monday, 24 October 2005 1:30 AM by Geoff Appleby
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Sean Carpenter said:

# October 24, 2005 11:08 AM
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