martin.adrian1.552490355244128E12 asked a question.
COM Registration error
I have a .Net dll which I want to install into GAC and register for COM
(i.e. regasm xxx.dll)
I have added the dll to target folder and to GAC. I have checked "COM Interop" in the properties.
When building I get an error "-6017: The build was unable to extract COM information; make sure that you are running as Administrator"
Why do I need to run as administrator to build the installation project?
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One strange thing is that the log says:
>Extracting COM data from 2 component(s)
Maybe the problem is that it is trying to extract COM information from both the dll in the target folder and in GAC. I have tried to set the Registration Type to "none" but it always reverts back to "Extract COM information"
Kindly refer the topic Launching InstallShield with vs. Without Administrative Privileges in the InstallShield Limited Edition help document.
Thanks,
Lenwin
I solved it by adding a post-build step creating a tlb file with tlbexp.
Then I just added the tlb file to the deploy project and marked it for COM interop.
Another strange thing is that if I add "project output" to the deploy project I can't turn of "Extract COM information" (It is possible in the dialog but it does not stick). I just added the output dll directly and everything works fine.