.NET Distribution Issues

[Matt]

I created some DLL and EXE files in VB.NET to be used on a Windows XP computer. They worked successfully on my laptop where they were written, so I prepared another machine to use them. I installed dotnetfx.exe on the other machine and registered the DLL's. When I tried to run the DLL's, however, I got this message:

"Attempt to execute COM object [object name here] failed. Could not create object."

When I tried to run the EXE files, this this was the message:

"Applicatio n has generated an exception that could not be handled. Process id=0xd08 (3336), thread id=0x408 (1032)"

Are there certain steps to place .NET DLL's and EXE's on another Windows XP machine?

Thanks in advance,
Matt

[Norman Yuan]

Re: .NET Distribution Issues

What do you mean "registered "? Why do you need register DLL, now that you
develop .NET DLL and EXE? Do you make a .NET class library (DLL) and then
export it as a COM DLL, and then use it in your .NET EXE as COM component
(so complicated assumption, I know)?

If you develop your dll abd exe in .NET, using VB.NET, simple copy the DLL
and EXE to a .NET framework installed machine, in the same folder, off you
go. Nothing to "register".

"Matt" <Matt@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
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> I created some DLL and EXE files in VB.NET to be used on a Windows XP[/color]
computer. They worked successfully on my laptop where they were written, so
I prepared another machine to use them. I installed dotnetfx.exe on the
other machine and registered the DLL's. When I tried to run the DLL's,
however, I got this message:[color=blue]
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> "Attempt to execute COM object [object name here] failed. Could not[/color]
create object."[color=blue]
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> When I tried to run the EXE files, this this was the message:
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> "Applicatio n has generated an exception that could not be handled.[/color]
Process id=0xd08 (3336), thread id=0x408 (1032)"[color=blue]
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> Are there certain steps to place .NET DLL's and EXE's on another Windows[/color]
XP machine?[color=blue]
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> Thanks in advance,
> Matt[/color]