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[sp1786]

How to register third party dll via scripts in windows installer.
I have a third party dll when i include it in a setup created using windows installer it gives me error message(Hresult -2147024770).
ques) why i am creating this setup?
And)just to create a folder in D:\ drive named abc where this dll will be placed.

ques) what i do?
ans)create a setup and add the third party dll in applicaion folder

ques) The result?
ans) i get Hresult -2147024770 message but if i click on continue on this msg the dll is successfully placed in the folder.

ques) what i want?
ans) the dll should be successfully placed in the folder abc(D:\) and the hresult -2147024770 message should not appear

[Stefan Krueger]

Try to register the DLL manually using regsvr, does that work? Maybe it's missing a dependency (dependency walker should tell you)

[VBScab]

Stephan, my reading was that the OP was looking for instructions on how to install the DLL rather than registering it.

@OP, I don't think anybody here really has time to talk you through the steps you need to go through, particularly as you don't even state which MSI-authoring tool you are using.

As a first step, find and download Phil Wilson's e-book The Definitive Guide To Windows Installer.