Re: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sha­redDlls

alanglloyd@xxxxxxx wrote:
What is the impact of a DLL filepathname stored in the above key.
Does
it have any effect on normal DLL access. Is it put there by any
automatic process or by a utility program.

If a DLL really is to be shared by multiple products, then installers should mention the DLL in that key so that uninstallers know when it's safe to delete it. That registry key provides a reference count for shared DLLs.

You might try RegMon to see whether your program (or the program starting your program) accesses that key during normal operation. I doubt it will.

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Rob
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