Finding WindowsBase.dll

re: Finding WindowsBase.dll

Wouter van Vugt — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:57:06 GMT

I was one of those challenged types as well:

http://blogs.infosupport.com/wouterv/archive/2006/05/15/Finding-the-packaging-dll.aspx

But I have become un-challenged in the mean time. I think it has something to do with installing the runtime VS the SDK, but I am unsure.

re: Finding WindowsBase.dll

dmahugh — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:30:12 GMT

I thought you were on to something there, Wouter. But I just finished installing the SDK, and I still have no WindowsBase.dll in the listbox on the .NET tab. Hmm ... what else could it be?

This makes it sort of hard to write about working with the packaging API, if you always have to start out with "Add a reference to WindowsBase.dll, either by clicking on it from the .NET tab (for the lucky few) or browsing to c:\Windows bla bla bla (the the unlucky others)."

Or you can just say to browse for it, then have somebody tell you that you're doing it the hard way. I've been through that a few times now. :-)

re: Finding WindowsBase.dll

Jean — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:13:52 GMT

I don't have it either. But my guess is that it is part of the patch for Visual Studio & WCF / WPF. Did you install it?

Jean

re: Finding WindowsBase.dll

dmahugh — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:17:47 GMT

I'm not sure I know what you mean, Jean -- SP1? Or are you talking about the "Visual Studio extensions"? I installed an image off corpnet that I believe had SP1 already included. (Not at my computer right now so I can't check.)

re: Finding WindowsBase.dll

Jean — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:19:55 GMT

Yes, I meant the extensions for VS 2005. But once again I did not give them a try, so it's just a suggestion (I worked recently with a customer who had installed everything, and he could see the WindowsBase.dll).

Jean

re: Finding WindowsBase.dll

dmahugh — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:10:43 GMT

Jean, that's it! I installed the "Visual Studio 2005 extensions for .NET Framework 3.0 (Windows Workflow Foundation)" and now I have WindowsBase.dll right there on the .NET tab. Wouter, I'd be curious whether you installed those extensions, just to confirm whether there's more than one way to get it there.

And for anyone else who wants to install the extensions, here's the URL for the download:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5D61409E-1FA3-48CF-8023-E8F38E709BA6&displaylang=en

re: Finding WindowsBase.dll

Wouter — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:29:49 GMT

Yep, extensions installed!

re: Finding WindowsBase.dll

Jack Biddison — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 23:55:43 GMT

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re: Finding WindowsBase.dll

dmahugh — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:35:15 GMT

Jack Biddison! Merry Christmas!

Nearly 20 years ago, Jack and I were selling PC hardware and software together in the Chicago area. Jack, I'm going to email you separately -- thanks for tracking me down.

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