Name

RegSvcs.exe — Service Installation Utility

Synopsis

regsvcs [options] assembly

Description

Registers an assembly to COM+, and installs its typelib into a new or existing application. Can also generate a typelib. The assembly must be signed with a strong name (see Sn.exe).

Example

regsvcs foo.dll /appname:comapp /tlb:newfoo.tlb

Options

/?, /help

Displays usage information and exits.

/appname: name

Specifies the name of the COM+ application.

/c

Creates the application.

/componly

Configures only components, ignoring methods and interfaces.

/exapp

Expects that the application already exists. RegSvcs.exe fails if the application does not exist.

/extlb

Uses an existing type library. Requires the /tlb option.

/fc

Finds and uses an existing application or creates a new one if it does not exist. This is the default mode.

/nologo

Suppresses display of the banner and copyright messages.

/noreconfig

Does not reconfigure an existing application.

/parname: name

Specifies the name or ID of the COM+ application to find or create.

/quiet

Suppresses display of success, banner, and copyright messages.

/reconfig

Reconfigures an existing application. This is the default behavior.

/tlb: file

Specifies the type library.

/u

Uninstall the assembly from the application.

Get C# in a Nutshell now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.

Start your free trial