Charles Helvey :
Instead of doing the file and the find / replace, you can:
This is the command for use in the command prompt:
for /f %a in (‘dir /b/s c:\windows\*.dll’) do regsvr32 /s %a
This is the command for use in a batch file:
for /f %%a in (‘dir /b/s c:\windows\*.dll’) do regsvr32 /s %%a
The dir /b/s will produce a list of all dll files with paths. For example, c:\windows\file.dll or c:\windows\system32\file.dll. The single quote marks around the command tell for/f that you want the output of a command, not a file.
The %a variable gets each file name in turn from the dir command’s output.
regsvr32 /s – the /s silently registers, so you won’t have to click OK a million times.
In w7 or vista the command prompt should be run as administrator.

this saved me!!!! thnx nyway nd thnx charle

John Crenshaw :

These instructions are epic. You probably also want to delete any lines for the temp folder, if any, since registering a DLL that may not exist later is probably not an awesome idea.

Good call

rush :

jacko :
I am kinda new at this stuff -so would you mind emailing me (embarrasing) and giving just a little more detail..if not, that is ok too…That is if I can get to my email…….thanks, Jackie

me 2 please coz I don’t get it though I follow da instrutions… pls in real trouble here…the email is xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sorry this is not something I have time to do. also you probably shouldnt post your email address in comments unless you want to receive spam

jacko :
I am kinda new at this stuff -so would you mind emailing me (embarrasing) and giving just a little more detail..if not, that is ok too…That is if I can get to my email…….thanks, Jackie

me 2 please coz I don’t get it though I follow da instrutions… pls in real trouble here…the email is xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Erik :

Thanks pyrocam for all this! Unfortunately, didn’t seem to work for me. I noticed you seemed more emphatic in previous post regarding: “$patchcache$ and WinSXS dll files which you DON’T want to register.” I DID NOT remove those from text file (probably why it took so long to run). SHOULD I REMOVE THEM AND TRY AGAIN? If so, please forgive my amateur question, but how can I remove many lines in text file without painfully slow scrolling? Thanks!

It’s worth trying
to select large areas you can use shift + pagedown, or left click at the start, move the scrollbar to where it ends, hold shift and left click where it ends.

Good luck

Charles Helvey :

Instead of doing the file and the find / replace, you can:

This is the command for use in the command prompt:
for /f %a in (‘dir /b/s c:\windows\*.dll’) do regsvr32 /s %a

This is the command for use in a batch file:
for /f %%a in (‘dir /b/s c:\windows\*.dll’) do regsvr32 /s %%a

The dir /b/s will produce a list of all dll files with paths. For example, c:\windows\file.dll or c:\windows\system32\file.dll. The single quote marks around the command tell for/f that you want the output of a command, not a file.

The %a variable gets each file name in turn from the dir command’s output.

regsvr32 /s – the /s silently registers, so you won’t have to click OK a million times.

In w7 or vista the command prompt should be run as administrator.

Whilst this might work, it does not give you the opportunity to remove the $patchcache$ and WinSXS dll files which you DON’T want to register