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Woozle: /* Overview */ not used for EXEs

2008-04-13T18:05:47Z

Overview: not used for EXEs

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	[[RegSvr32]].exe is the program used to manually register [[ActiveX]] ~~modules~~ in [[Windows (MS)\|Windows]]. It is usually found in c:\windows\system, c:\windows\system32, or other related folders depending on the version of Windows.		[[RegSvr32]].exe is the program used to manually register [[ActiveX]] DLLs in [[Windows (MS)\|Windows]]. It is usually found in c:\windows\system, c:\windows\system32, or other related folders depending on the version of Windows. (It is ''not'' used to reg/unreg [[ActiveX EXE]]s; see [[ActiveX]].)

	Running RegSvr32 with no parameters causes a [[message box]] to pop up on the screen listing the available [[command-line]] options. The version for [[Windows 98]] shows the following information (with clarifications added):		Running RegSvr32 with no parameters causes a [[message box]] to pop up on the screen listing the available [[command-line]] options. The version for [[Windows 98]] shows the following information (with clarifications added):

Woozle: /* Reference */ microsoft: reg/unreg

2008-04-13T18:00:28Z

Reference: microsoft: reg/unreg

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	==Reference==		==Reference==
	* {{wikipedia\|Regsvr32.exe}}		* {{wikipedia\|Regsvr32.exe}}
			* Microsoft:
			** [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/207132 How Regsvr32.exe Registers and Unregisters COM DLLs]

	==Overview==		==Overview==

Woozle: /* Navigation */ reference: wikipedia

2007-01-30T16:59:37Z

Navigation: reference: wikipedia

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	==Navigation==		==Navigation==
	[[computing]]: [[software]]: [[programming]]: [[Windows programming\|Windows]]: [[ActiveX]]: [[RegSvr32]]		[[computing]]: [[software]]: [[programming]]: [[Windows programming\|Windows]]: [[ActiveX]]: [[RegSvr32]]
			==Reference==
			* {{wikipedia\|Regsvr32.exe}}

	==Overview==		==Overview==
	[[RegSvr32]].exe is the program used to manually register [[ActiveX]] modules in [[Windows (MS)\|Windows]]. It is usually found in c:\windows\system, c:\windows\system32, or other related folders depending on the version of Windows.		[[RegSvr32]].exe is the program used to manually register [[ActiveX]] modules in [[Windows (MS)\|Windows]]. It is usually found in c:\windows\system, c:\windows\system32, or other related folders depending on the version of Windows.

Woozle: /* Overview */ the regedit sledgehammer method

2007-01-30T03:00:09Z

Overview: the regedit sledgehammer method

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	* {{faint\|(path)\}}'''regsvr32''' /u <u>dllname</u>		* {{faint\|(path)\}}'''regsvr32''' /u <u>dllname</u>

	'''''Note''': I was not able to get these commands to work with Windows 98, although I used them frequently in Windows 95 (which I don't have currently available for testing), so I may have some detail wrong or there may be some prerequisite about which I have forgotten. --[[User:Woozle\|Woozle]] 21:25, 29 January 2007 (EST)''		'''''Note''': I was not able to get these commands to work with Windows 98, although I used them frequently in Windows 95 (which I don't have currently available for testing), so I may have some detail wrong or there may be some prerequisite about which I have forgotten. Failing this, you can always use [[RegEdit]] to remove everything that refers to your ActiveX module – so it's a good idea to be sure that your module has a name unlikely to be part of any other data in the registry. Run [[RegClean]] afterwards, to be on the safe side. --[[User:Woozle\|Woozle]] 21:25, 29 January 2007 (EST)''

	If you are doing a lot of installing or uninstalling of ActiveX modules on a particular system, it is a fairly simple matter to add those actions to your right-click menu :		If you are doing a lot of installing or uninstalling of ActiveX modules on a particular system, it is a fairly simple matter to add those actions to your right-click menu :

Woozle: /* Overview */ revision of disclaimer about not being able to get it to work

2007-01-30T02:25:09Z

Overview: revision of disclaimer about not being able to get it to work

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	If you are doing a lot of installing or uninstalling of ActiveX modules on a particular system, it is a fairly simple matter to add those actions to your right-click menu ~~('''Note''': I know from experience that this works in Windows 95, but I was not able to get it to work with Windows 98 so I may have some detail wrong)~~:		The basic commands, then, are:
			* {{faint\|(path)\}}'''regsvr32''' <u>dllname</u>
			* {{faint\|(path)\}}'''regsvr32''' /u <u>dllname</u>

			'''''Note''': I was not able to get these commands to work with Windows 98, although I used them frequently in Windows 95 (which I don't have currently available for testing), so I may have some detail wrong or there may be some prerequisite about which I have forgotten. --[[User:Woozle\|Woozle]] 21:25, 29 January 2007 (EST)''

			If you are doing a lot of installing or uninstalling of ActiveX modules on a particular system, it is a fairly simple matter to add those actions to your right-click menu :
	* In [[Windows Explorer]], click on the '''Tools''' menu		* In [[Windows Explorer]], click on the '''Tools''' menu
	* Select '''Folder Options...'''		* Select '''Folder Options...'''

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2007-01-30T02:12:19Z

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==Navigation==
[[computing]]: [[software]]: [[programming]]: [[Windows programming|Windows]]: [[ActiveX]]: [[RegSvr32]]
==Overview==
[[RegSvr32]].exe is the program used to manually register [[ActiveX]] modules in [[Windows (MS)|Windows]]. It is usually found in c:\windows\system, c:\windows\system32, or other related folders depending on the version of Windows.

Running RegSvr32 with no parameters causes a [[message box]] to pop up on the screen listing the available [[command-line]] options. The version for [[Windows 98]] shows the following information (with clarifications added):
{{quoteon}}
'''Usage''': regsvr32 {{optarg|/u}} {{optarg|/s}} {{optarg|n}} {{optarg|i[:cmdline]}} <u>dllname</u>
* '''/u''' – unregister server (i.e. unregister the file <u>dllname</u> as an ActiveX server)
* '''/s''' – silent; display no message boxes
* '''/c''' – console output
* '''/i''' – call [[dllinstall]] passing it an optional {{optarg|cmdline}}; when used with '''/u''', calls [[dlluninstall]]
* '''/n''' – do not call [[DllRegisterServer]]; this option must be used only with '''/i'''
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If you are doing a lot of installing or uninstalling of ActiveX modules on a particular system, it is a fairly simple matter to add those actions to your right-click menu ('''Note''': I know from experience that this works in Windows 95, but I was not able to get it to work with Windows 98 so I may have some detail wrong):
* In [[Windows Explorer]], click on the '''Tools''' menu
* Select '''Folder Options...'''
* Select the '''File Types''' tab
* If the "Application" type already exists and is non-editable, you can make it editable by running [[RegEdit]] and deleting the key "\\My Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\EditFlags". (If the "Application" type does not exist, create it, or look to see if .exe files are handled by a differently-named type. The name of the type will be whatever [[Windows Explorer|Explorer]] shows as the "Type" for .exe files.)
* Add the action "register", with the command as "{{faint|(path)\}}regsvr32.exe %1"
* Add the action "unregister", with the command as "{{faint|(path)\}}regsvr32.exe /u %1"