Register or unregister a DLL.
Syntax
REGSVR32 [/U] [/S] [/C] [/I:[ Command_Line ]] DLL_Name
REGSVR32 [/U] [/S] [/C] /N /I:[ Command_Line ] DLL_Name
Key
/u Unregister Server.
/s Silent - no dialogue boxes.
/c Console output.
/n Don't call DllRegisterServer
/i Call DllInstall (or DllUninstall if /u is specified)
Command_Line An optional command line for DllInstall
Examples
Unregister (disable) XP Zip folders
REGSVR32 /u C:\Windows\System32\zipfldr.dll
Unregister (Disable) CAB file viewer:
REGSVR32 /u C:\Windows\System32\cabview.dll
Register (enable) XP Zip folders
REGSVR32 zipfldr.dll
Register (enable) CAB file viewer:
REGSVR32 cabview.dll
Register Windows Update DLLs (for those times when XP repair breaks Windows Update)
regsvr32 /s wuapi.dll
regsvr32 /s wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 /s wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 /s wucltui.dll
regsvr32 /s wups2.dll
regsvr32 /s wups.dll
regsvr32 /s wuweb.dll
Register DAO 3.6 (Data Access Objects):
REGSVR32 "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\DAO360.DLL"
It costs nothing to register and will only take a moment...
Related:
Delsrv - unregister a service with the Services Control Manager. (Win 2K ResKit)
MSIEXEC - Microsoft Windows Installer
RUNDLL32 - Run a DLL command
Q249873 -Regsvr32 usage and error messages
