Kbase P91669: How does Windows search for a DLL?
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
8/24/2004 |
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Status: Unverified
GOAL:
How does Windows search for a DLL?
FACT(s) (Environment):
Windows
FIX:
When 32-bit operating systems, windows looks for a dll in this order:
If a path is specified, the dll is searched for in that directory otherwise it will look in the following places in this order:
1. The .exe file directory.
2. The current directory.
3. The %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32 directory.
4. The %SystemRoot% directory.
5. The directories in your Path.
If the DLL is listed as a KnownDLLs at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager as a type REG_SZ entry with a Value Name of the DLL without the extension and a data value of the DLL with the .DLL extension, then the search is:
1. The %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32 directory.
2. The .exe file directory.
3. The current directory.
4. The %SystemRoot% directory.
5. The directories in your Path.