We have previously registered DLL files in Windows 7, but I did not exactly give away how to unregister DLL files in Windows 7. So, let’s take a look at that!
As you might remember, to register a DLL file you only need to know the command regsvr32 and the name of the DLL file. Now there’s a command line option to unregister DLL files. Here’s an example:
Register DLL file:
regsvr32 shell32.dll
Unregister DLL file:
regsvr32 /u shell32.dll
As you can see, it’s really easy and should be doable by anyone. Simply open up an elevated command prompt and run the command, using the name of the DLL file that you want to unregister.
This is of course only an example, you should not unregister important system DLL’s if you don’t really know why. It can sometimes help to solve system problems to unregister and then re-register a DLL file, but should only be considered when other steps fail.
i get only so far. when i try to enter the regsvr32/u and then the file name I get the prompt “make sure the binary is store at the specific path OR DEBUG IT TO CHECK FOR PROBLEMS”. i DON’T KNWO HOW TO DO EITHER OF THOSE THINGS. I USED THE SAME FILE NAME AS I DID TO STOP SYSTEM PROCESS, WHICH WORKED. HELP PLEASE. THE PERMANENT PC CLEANER BLOCKER PREVENTS ME FROM USING MY COMPUTER WHICH I USE TO SUPPORT MYSELF.
Patricia,
You must put a space between regsvr32 and /u. The command should look like this: “regsvr32 /u”. Also check your folder names to see if any of them have spaces in them. For example, if you have a structure such as: c:\my dll\mydll.dll you should surround it by quotes because of the space in the folder name. Your command will then look like: regsvr32 /u “c:\my dll\mydll.dll”. Hope this helps.
How can you change the location of a DLL once it is registered?