Need Help Registering DLLs

[Guest razor]

Hello--

 

We are migrating our webserver (IIS) from a box running Windows Server 2003

to a box running Windows 2003 -64 bit and when we try to register COM objects

we are getting an error.

 

Here is an error after trying to register a .dll:

 

In a command window from the Windows/system32 folder... when we enter,

"regsvr32 cdonts.dll" we get the following error:

 

RegSvr32 "LoadLibrary("cdonts.dll) failed - The specified module could not

be found."

 

Please advise...

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Need Help Registering DLLs

 

If your DLLs are 32-bit, you need to explicitly call the 32-bit DLL

regsrv32. It is located in %windir%\syswow64.

 

The problem is that 32-bit and 64-bit programs have a different view of the

file system and "system32" is not the same to them. 32-bit programs see

%windir%\syswow64 as "%windir%\system32". 64-bit programs see the real

system32, which is for 64-bit programs and dlls.

 

And if the mis-use of 64 and 32 in the directories doesn't confuse you,

you're a better person than the rest of us. ;)

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"razor" <razor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:BF284B90-3450-4065-9734-833CABFB1E8A@microsoft.com...

> Hello--

>

> We are migrating our webserver (IIS) from a box running Windows Server

> 2003

> to a box running Windows 2003 -64 bit and when we try to register COM

> objects

> we are getting an error.

>

> Here is an error after trying to register a .dll:

>

> In a command window from the Windows/system32 folder... when we enter,

> "regsvr32 cdonts.dll" we get the following error:

>

> RegSvr32 "LoadLibrary("cdonts.dll) failed - The specified module could

> not

> be found."

>

> Please advise...

[Guest razor]

Re: Need Help Registering DLLs

 

Perfect--thank you.

 

sd

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> If your DLLs are 32-bit, you need to explicitly call the 32-bit DLL

> regsrv32. It is located in %windir%\syswow64.

>

> The problem is that 32-bit and 64-bit programs have a different view of the

> file system and "system32" is not the same to them. 32-bit programs see

> %windir%\syswow64 as "%windir%\system32". 64-bit programs see the real

> system32, which is for 64-bit programs and dlls.

>

> And if the mis-use of 64 and 32 in the directories doesn't confuse you,

> you're a better person than the rest of us. ;)

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "razor" <razor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:BF284B90-3450-4065-9734-833CABFB1E8A@microsoft.com...

> > Hello--

> >

> > We are migrating our webserver (IIS) from a box running Windows Server

> > 2003

> > to a box running Windows 2003 -64 bit and when we try to register COM

> > objects

> > we are getting an error.

> >

> > Here is an error after trying to register a .dll:

> >

> > In a command window from the Windows/system32 folder... when we enter,

> > "regsvr32 cdonts.dll" we get the following error:

> >

> > RegSvr32 "LoadLibrary("cdonts.dll) failed - The specified module could

> > not

> > be found."

> >

> > Please advise...

>

[Guest Dshai]

Re: Need Help Registering DLLs

 

If it wasn't confusing it wouldn't be M$...;o)

 

--

Dshai

 

Life is limited only by those living it...

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

news:43252334-4DB0-44C0-A878-D9C0A3314DD0@microsoft.com...

> If your DLLs are 32-bit, you need to explicitly call the 32-bit DLL

> regsrv32. It is located in %windir%\syswow64.

>

> The problem is that 32-bit and 64-bit programs have a different view of

> the file system and "system32" is not the same to them. 32-bit programs

> see %windir%\syswow64 as "%windir%\system32". 64-bit programs see the real

> system32, which is for 64-bit programs and dlls.

>

> And if the mis-use of 64 and 32 in the directories doesn't confuse you,

> you're a better person than the rest of us. ;)

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "razor" <razor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:BF284B90-3450-4065-9734-833CABFB1E8A@microsoft.com...

>> Hello--

>>

>> We are migrating our webserver (IIS) from a box running Windows Server

>> 2003

>> to a box running Windows 2003 -64 bit and when we try to register COM

>> objects

>> we are getting an error.

>>

>> Here is an error after trying to register a .dll:

>>

>> In a command window from the Windows/system32 folder... when we enter,

>> "regsvr32 cdonts.dll" we get the following error:

>>

>> RegSvr32 "LoadLibrary("cdonts.dll) failed - The specified module could

>> not

>> be found."

>>

>> Please advise...

>

[Guest razor]

Re: Need Help Registering DLLs

 

It's actually pretty straight forward. The concern is whether there will be

any performance issues with serving websites?

 

sd

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> If your DLLs are 32-bit, you need to explicitly call the 32-bit DLL

> regsrv32. It is located in %windir%\syswow64.

>

> The problem is that 32-bit and 64-bit programs have a different view of the

> file system and "system32" is not the same to them. 32-bit programs see

> %windir%\syswow64 as "%windir%\system32". 64-bit programs see the real

> system32, which is for 64-bit programs and dlls.

>

> And if the mis-use of 64 and 32 in the directories doesn't confuse you,

> you're a better person than the rest of us. ;)

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "razor" <razor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:BF284B90-3450-4065-9734-833CABFB1E8A@microsoft.com...

> > Hello--

> >

> > We are migrating our webserver (IIS) from a box running Windows Server

> > 2003

> > to a box running Windows 2003 -64 bit and when we try to register COM

> > objects

> > we are getting an error.

> >

> > Here is an error after trying to register a .dll:

> >

> > In a command window from the Windows/system32 folder... when we enter,

> > "regsvr32 cdonts.dll" we get the following error:

> >

> > RegSvr32 "LoadLibrary("cdonts.dll) failed - The specified module could

> > not

> > be found."

> >

> > Please advise...

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Need Help Registering DLLs

 

Shouldn't be. If you're configured to be large memory address aware, you'll

actually get a real benefit, even with 32-bit programs, since they will now

see a full 4GB of memory address space, without having to save some for the

OS. This can often make a dramatic difference. (See the deployment scenarios

whitepaper on the Microsoft Server 2k3 x64 site for an example.)

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"razor" <razor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:D70D84C7-FFB2-4400-900F-8CD6B37893A9@microsoft.com...

> It's actually pretty straight forward. The concern is whether there will

> be

> any performance issues with serving websites?

>

> sd

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

>

>> If your DLLs are 32-bit, you need to explicitly call the 32-bit DLL

>> regsrv32. It is located in %windir%\syswow64.

>>

>> The problem is that 32-bit and 64-bit programs have a different view of

>> the

>> file system and "system32" is not the same to them. 32-bit programs see

>> %windir%\syswow64 as "%windir%\system32". 64-bit programs see the real

>> system32, which is for 64-bit programs and dlls.

>>

>> And if the mis-use of 64 and 32 in the directories doesn't confuse you,

>> you're a better person than the rest of us. ;)

>>

>> --

>> Charlie.

>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>>

>> "razor" <razor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:BF284B90-3450-4065-9734-833CABFB1E8A@microsoft.com...

>> > Hello--

>> >

>> > We are migrating our webserver (IIS) from a box running Windows Server

>> > 2003

>> > to a box running Windows 2003 -64 bit and when we try to register COM

>> > objects

>> > we are getting an error.

>> >

>> > Here is an error after trying to register a .dll:

>> >

>> > In a command window from the Windows/system32 folder... when we enter,

>> > "regsvr32 cdonts.dll" we get the following error:

>> >

>> > RegSvr32 "LoadLibrary("cdonts.dll) failed - The specified module could

>> > not

>> > be found."

>> >

>> > Please advise...

>>

[Guest razor]

Re: Need Help Registering DLLs

 

Very good.

 

Thanks again.

 

sd

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> Shouldn't be. If you're configured to be large memory address aware, you'll

> actually get a real benefit, even with 32-bit programs, since they will now

> see a full 4GB of memory address space, without having to save some for the

> OS. This can often make a dramatic difference. (See the deployment scenarios

> whitepaper on the Microsoft Server 2k3 x64 site for an example.)

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "razor" <razor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:D70D84C7-FFB2-4400-900F-8CD6B37893A9@microsoft.com...

> > It's actually pretty straight forward. The concern is whether there will

> > be

> > any performance issues with serving websites?

> >

> > sd

> >

> > "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> >

> >> If your DLLs are 32-bit, you need to explicitly call the 32-bit DLL

> >> regsrv32. It is located in %windir%\syswow64.

> >>

> >> The problem is that 32-bit and 64-bit programs have a different view of

> >> the

> >> file system and "system32" is not the same to them. 32-bit programs see

> >> %windir%\syswow64 as "%windir%\system32". 64-bit programs see the real

> >> system32, which is for 64-bit programs and dlls.

> >>

> >> And if the mis-use of 64 and 32 in the directories doesn't confuse you,

> >> you're a better person than the rest of us. ;)

> >>

> >> --

> >> Charlie.

> >> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

> >>

> >>

> >> "razor" <razor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:BF284B90-3450-4065-9734-833CABFB1E8A@microsoft.com...

> >> > Hello--

> >> >

> >> > We are migrating our webserver (IIS) from a box running Windows Server

> >> > 2003

> >> > to a box running Windows 2003 -64 bit and when we try to register COM

> >> > objects

> >> > we are getting an error.

> >> >

> >> > Here is an error after trying to register a .dll:

> >> >

> >> > In a command window from the Windows/system32 folder... when we enter,

> >> > "regsvr32 cdonts.dll" we get the following error:

> >> >

> >> > RegSvr32 "LoadLibrary("cdonts.dll) failed - The specified module could

> >> > not

> >> > be found."

> >> >

> >> > Please advise...

> >>

>