GAC assembly in "Add Reference" dialog box

[PJSimon]

In regards to this MSDN article:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306149

.... how do I add the registry key? I got confused on three points:

1) I do not have a key named ".NETFramew ork" under the "Microsoft" key.
Should I just create it?

2) I don't know what to add to the "MyAssembli es" folder.

3) What should I change "MyAssembli es" to? The name of the dll?


Can you give me step-by-step instructions?

THANK YOU!!!

[Phill W.]

Re: GAC assembly in "Add Reference" dialog box


"PJSimon" <PJSimon@discus sions.microsoft .com> wrote in message
news:65963D01-D301-4117-A433-32E2AA35A1EE@mi crosoft.com...[color=blue]
> In regards to this MSDN article:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;306149
>
> ... how do I add the registry key? I got confused on three points:
>
> 1) I do not have a key named ".NETFramew ork" under the "Microsoft"
> key. Should I just create it?[/color]

Yes, if only /you/ want to have these assemblies included in the Add
Reference Dialog.
If you want /anyone/ on your machine to "inherit" this setting, create
the key under HKLM, as the article suggests.
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> 2) I don't know what to add to the "MyAssembli es" folder.[/color]

The folder should contain all the assemblies that you want to appear
in the Add Reference Dialog. I tend to use a lot of shared assemblies,
so I add them to the Global Assembly Cache after copying them into
this directory.
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> 3) What should I change "MyAssembli es" to? The name of the dll?[/color]

AFAIK, The registry key can be called anything you like; it's presence
is enough to stir 'Studio into action:

(File System)
C:\ReusableASMs
Name.Space1.Cla ssname1.dll
Name.Space2.Cla ssname2.dll

(Registry)
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\M icrosoft\.NETFr amework\Assembl yFolders\Shared Stuff]@="C:\\Reusable ASMs"

HTH,
Phill W.