Thanks for the tip. The (dangling?) reference appears not to have been removed by the windows installer when the package was uninstalled. I suspect that this is somehow related to the fact that I had previously installed the assembly into the GAC on the same machine using gacutil. I built a deploment project and then tested it on the same machine - apparently a no no, according to certain MSDN references.
regards -----Original Message----- From: Moderated discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Beck,Mikhail Sent: 07 January 2004 06:49 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Removing a referenced assembly from the GAC You can remove a reference to the assembly from the following key in the registry: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\Global The better way of cause is to uninstall the package that has dropped this assembly into GAC. Mikhail Beck -----Original Message----- From: Ross Diesel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 January 2004 15:15 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Removing a referenced assembly from the GAC Hi How would one go about removing a referenced assembly from the GAC if the referencing app is the windows installer? C:\>gacutil /u Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement Microsoft (R) .NET Global Assembly Cache Utility. Version 1.1.4322.573 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1998-2002. All rights reserved. Assembly: Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.ExceptionManagement, Version=1.0.1453.1709 5, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=fe948a0bc7989604, Custom=null Unable to uninstall: assembly is required by one or more applications Pending references: SCHEME: <WINDOWS_INSTALLER> ID: <MSI> DESCRIPTION : <Windows Ins taller> Number of items uninstalled = 0 Number of failures = 0 Further info... * the assembly was originally registered using gacutil /i, subsequently a referencing deployment project was created, installed and uninstalled using windows installer. * there is a /uf switch which forces removal of referenced assemblies except if the ref happens to be windows installer ;-( regards =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentorŪ http://www.develop.com Some .NET courses you may be interested in: NEW! Guerrilla ASP.NET, 26 Jan 2004, in Los Angeles http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnetls View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MCI's Internet Managed Scanning Services - powered by MessageLabs. For further information visit http://www.mci.com *********************************************************************** This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the BOC Group plc or any of its affiliates. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please return the message to the sender by replying to it and then delete the message from your computer. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been checked by anti-virus software for the presence of computer viruses. However, the BOC Group plc or any of its affiliates accepts no responsibility for any virus or defect that might arise from opening this e-mail or attachments. =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentorŪ http://www.develop.com Some .NET courses you may be interested in: NEW! Guerrilla ASP.NET, 26 Jan 2004, in Los Angeles http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnetls View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentorŪ http://www.develop.com Some .NET courses you may be interested in: NEW! Guerrilla ASP.NET, 26 Jan 2004, in Los Angeles http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnetls View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
