References question

[tacoman667]

All of my clients have certain interop reference files already on thier computers. When I deploy my application it copies those same DLLs to the application directory and uses those. How do I get my software to use ones that are already regsrv32'd on thier system and not copy over the same ones over and over and over?

I am using VS2005 Pro.



Thanks for the help!!

[tacoman667]

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?


-BUMP-

[mendhak]

Theoretically it should not matter because the references will still exist, and they will continue to work as they should.

[Shaggy Hiker]

This is a DLL hell issue, as far as I can see. By keeping local versions of the necessary resources, the program can ensure that any changes to the globally available versions won't affect how it behaves locally. I've never really thought about turning it off, but you should consider whether the efficiency of having one copy outweighs the potential risk of having that one copy be updated in a way that breaks your code.