Windows error 0x8007045A, -2147023782

Calling C++ DLL from C++ works, but not from C#

I have a DLL called tccdvc.dll which is part of an SDK available here: http://www.commell.com.tw/Download/Driver/Industrial%20Peripheral/Driver/MPX-885/MPX-885%20SDK%20(1.2)/SetupCOMMELL%20MPX-885_20100627.rar The DLL was written in C++ and examining the DLL shows it was linked with linker version 6.0, so I assume it was written with VC++ 6.0. The DLL does not come with source code, [...] read more

Error creating Web proxy

I have a CLR enabled .NET app that accesses a webservice and writes an xml file to a webserver for a SQLServer SSIS package to digest. Everything works fine on the development servers, but the production server returns the following error: > Error creating the Web Proxy specified in the [...] read more

64 bit managed assembly with unmanaged dependencies not loading in IIS / ASP.NET MVC 4

I have an almost empty ASP.NET MVC4 project referencing a 64 bit managed assembly, which has a set of unmanaged dependencies. The managed assembly is referenced the normal way through references. The unmanaged dependencies are copied to the bin folder on a post build event - and are present when [...] read more

What does ERROR_DLL_INIT_FAILED mean?

I'm seeing the following exception in my managed (C#) app calling an unmanaged assembly: > Caught:System.IO.FileLoadException 'A dynamic link library (DLL) > initialization routine failed. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007045A)' What does this HRESULT mean, and where should I start in diagnosing this? read more

Unable to load dll file - exception 0x8007007E

I'm working with National Instruments Measurement Studio in C#, and I've come across a bit of a problem in deploying my application to a particular computer (running Windows 7). I've tried asking on the National Instruments forums, but haven't got any solutions yet - could anyone here give me some [...] read more

Side-by-Side errors in Managed C++ wrapper DLL in VS2005+

I have a native C++ library with a .NET wrapper, all built in Visual Studio 2003 and 2005. We recently ported the .NET wrapper library to VS2005 and it doesn't work. The .NET wrapper library is mixed-mode, with native C++ and Managed extensions classes, and a bit of native assembly [...] read more

Using LuaInterface - ERROR_DLL_INIT_FAILED

I've been trying to integrate Lua into my managed code, using LuaInterface. I'm using the lua51.dll that came with the assembly I downloaded, but when I try to create a new Lua object, the constructor fails with ERROR_DLL_INIT_FAILED, or HRESULT 0x8007045A. I checked that I'm building as x86. What else [...] read more

Psexec issue when running an application on a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine from a 2003 R2 machine

I am trying to run an application on a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine from a Windows Server 2003 R2 machine using a batch file with the following line of code in a batch file: psexec \\nightmachine -u DOMAIN\User -p Password -i "C:\FilePath\Application.exe" argument1 argument2 The application fails to run [...] read more

Azure Function: load unmanaged c++ dll from c#, Error: "Unable to load DLL or one of its dependencies"

Azure Function use unmanaged DLLs, I got the error as follows: "Unable to load DLL 'aa.dll' or one of its dependencies: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007045A) " with the solution proposed by Link, I have successfully copied all my unmanaged DLLs to the [...] read more

x86 console application doesn't run on 64bit machines except in debugger

In order to get a better hold on my question NUnit: Could not load file or assembly 'some.dll' or one of its dependencies. The specified module could not be found I tried to reduce complexity by getting rid of NUnit. Now I wrote a plain console application (C#) which interacts [...] read more

Use DirectWrite from a C# XAML Metro-style app

Could you provide some guidelines for how to use DirectWrite from a C# XAML-based Metro-style app. I want to create a XAML-based UI, but I also want to write custom text onto the screen effectively. My guess is that I can create a WinRT component in C++ which access DirectWrite [...] read more

WPF - How to run WPF solution in VS2010 SP1

I am following the tutorial from the book "Pro C# 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform". After I load the sample code from MyXamlPad project under Chapter 27 and try to run it, I got an error from the compiler as follows: Error 1 The "GenerateResource" task failed unexpectedly. System.DllNotFoundException: [...] read more

NUnit unit test cannot find a unmanaged dll in the test class

I'have the following situation: 1. I have a delphi dll (unmanaged) that works. I have a win forms application (a proof of concept application) that works. The dll (and all its dependencies) are copied in the Bin/Debug directory of the application. 2. I've createad a .NET managed library which has [...] read more

Unable to load DLL 'DlibDotNetNative': A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed

When running components using DlibDotNet on Windows Server 2012 I'm getting the following error: > System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'DlibDotNetNative': A dynamic > link library (DLL) initialization routine failed. (Exception from HRESULT: > 0x8007045A) The same release build is working fine in my dev machine. I have checked both [...] read more

WPF Spell Check Causes Exceptions on Some Machines

I have an application using spell checking in WPF. For the most part it works great but I have some users that get exceptions like: Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {7AB36653-1796-484B-BDFA-E74F1DB7C1DC} failed due to the following error: 8007045a A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed. [...] read more

How can I ensure that auth.dll can be loaded?

I'm trying to use crypto++ in c++ clr class library. The problem is that I get an error as I run the app, but it builds successfully. Unhandled Exception: System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'auth.dll' or one of its dependencies. A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed. [...] read more

gcc DLL from C#: "DLL initialization routine failed" on Windows 10

I am developing C# DLL that needs a code I have as a C++ DLL, build by gcc. For this, I have written a C wrapper and compiled it using gcc (TDM-GCC MinGW-w64) as a DLL. In other words, I have: * C++.dll built by gcc; plus C++_test.exe that uses [...] read more

Running a CNTK model under a VS unit test

I have trained a CNTK model using C#, and now I want to run test cases against a wrapper class so that we can detect problems if somebody replaces the model with one that doesn't perform as well, and additionally have a repeating comparison of the neural network against our [...] read more

SQLite DLL - Failed to load exception

I'm building an application using VS2010, C#, .NET4 with a SQLIte database in a Windows application, I'm trying to reference System.Data.SQLite which i`ve installed using NuGet into my project. I am referencing methods within the SQLite namespace without any issues, but running the application gives me the below exception, can [...] read more

NUnit: Could not load file or assembly 'some.dll' or one of its dependencies. The specified module could not be found

I have a C++/CLI DLL that uses some C++ DLLs (both built for 32 bit). I want to test it within a C# DLL by using NUNit 2.5.8.10295 (changing to 2.6.4 did not change the outcome) I use a batch file which in the end gets expanded to this: nunit-console-x86.exe [...] read more

WCF MSMQ DllNotFoundException

I am trying to access a remote WCF service (using netMsmqBinding) hosted in a windows service and am getting the error: Message: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'System.ServiceModel.Channels.Msmq' threw an exception. ---> System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'mqrt.dll': A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007045A) [...] read more

Does CoCreateInstance call indicate that w3wp.exe is starting / restarting?

So I see tons of these errors in the Windows Application Log indicating that a CLR profiler (BMC's ApsAgent Probe in my case) is failing to load. > .NET Runtime version 4.0.30319.18444 - Loading profiler failed during > CoCreateInstance. Profiler CLSID: '{FF51CB90-1C9F-4b50-BA41-D48BDE9823B0}'. > HRESULT: 0x8007045a. Process ID (decimal): 4176. Message [...] read more

Get image from scanner c#

I want to get image from scanner. I have a simple application in Java, but i have see that not exist a free library to get image directly from scanner. So I have this idea, I create a simple project in C# to get image them call this exe file [...] read more

Wrapping a DLL - Understanding why Import Fails

Background I have an embedded system which runs an application originally written in C++ and compiled in Visual Studio, which results in a single executable and more than 30 DLLs. These libraries cannot be browsed in VS Object Browser or other tools such as P/Invoke Interop Assistant. Loading some of [...] read more

Runtime Error R6034 in C# program

I'm loading in C# a C++/CLI wrapper dll (to a native C++ dll) and if I compile my tool in release mode I'm getting R6034 runtime error and A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization failed. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007045A). Scheme: C# tool ---> reference to C++/CLI wrapper ---> static load [...] read more

How to solve problems with AppxPackaging.dll (Windows App Certification Kit)?

We receive the follow error message on building an UWP application. > Task 'ValidateAppxManifest' failed. Retrieving the COM class factory for > component with CLSID {5842A140-FF9F-4166-8F5C-62F5B7B0C781} failed due to the > following error: 8007045a A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine > failed. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007045A). {5842A140-FF9F-4166-8F5C-62F5B7B0C781} pointed to [...] read more

File Dialog no longer opening (except for Admin User)

Recently after a windows update, I can no longer open any File / Folder Dialogs. So clicking on File->Open in any application does not work. However when launching applications as Admin, the File Dialogs works fine. So it appears that some kind of permission got screwed up for non-admin users. [...] read more

Registration-free COM works on a local machine, but throws exception in Azure App Service

Trying to use a COM library in Azure App Service. The library is 32-bit, and the service is configured to run in 32-bit as well. In order to make it run on a local machine without registration I've created a manifest file, as well as copied custom activation code from [...] read more

System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'System.Data.SQLite.DLL': (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007045A)

Getting error: System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'System.Data.SQLite.DLL': A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007045A) The exe was being run through script in YAML pipeline. The DLL was placed in the same folder as exe read more

Use Old .net dll inside Modern .net application

I have a .net dll file called PcapNet.dll this file is a wrapper around C++ WanPacket.dll library. But PcapNet.dll built with .net3.5, every time I reference it in modern .net application eg, .net 4.7 Shows me this message: > System.IO.FileLoadException: 'Mixed mode assembly is built against version > 'v2.0.50727' of [...] read more

Unable to load DLL 'tensorflow' on Windows 2012 R2 Server

I have created an image classifier using ML.Net Model Builer in Visual Studio on Windows 10. It has been compiled in to a Console application. This runs fine on the development machine and other Windows 10 machines. I need to deploy it to a Windows 2012 R2 server but when [...] read more

aspnet application unable to load unmanaged dll in windows10/iis10

I have a pair of aspnet C# applications that call an unmanaged dll (written in Delphi). The applications are installed on IIS. When any of the two applications tries to call the unmanaged dll the following error is reported (same error in both cases): "Unable to load DLL 'dllName.dll': A [...] read more

C#: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed

I am trying to replicate some functionality of other app, which uses CyStat.dll. Here is the app itself https://mega.nz/#!sIRggKST!UEeAWgcT9ONbyc0WgFagI-0G36zxvEK1dMwzw3NYd60 It's basically a status monitoring tool for a specific printer My problem is this: I get this error every time I try to use the dll: 'Unable to load DLL 'CyStat.dll': [...] read more

Cake.git addin throw exception in windows 10

ITNOA Hi, I have a net standard project, and i want to create build script with cake for this project, I download build.ps1 from resource of cake and move it to Build directory, then create a build.cake file like below #addin nuget:?package=Nuget.Core #addin nuget:?package=Cake.Git&version=0.19.0 //#addin "nuget:?package=Cake.Coveralls&version=0.9.0" using NuGet; var target [...] read more

Calling C++ DLL from C# is ok under Windows 7 but fails under Windows 10

My program calls a C++ DLL from my C# program. The problem is that the generated executable is running fine undex Windows 7 but not under Windows 10 !? The steps are listed below: I compile my C++ DLL using g++ (of TDM-GCC-64) in 64 bits. I compile my C# [...] read more

Trying to load unmmanaged c++ dll in azure

I'm trying to call to my unmanaged dll from my asp.net mvc web app. when I call this dll from localhost it work just fine. when publish the app to azure and try to call this dll I'm getting this: > Error:System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL > 'SerenityConfigCodec.dll': A dynamic [...] read more

PowerShell from .NET calling MsmqQueueManager

I have a simple PowerShell script which I am trying to call from .NET (vb.net) using the PowerShell.Create method to create the pipeline. The script just calls Set-MsmqQueueManager. The code works fine on my development machine, however, on the Windows Server 2012 R2 server I deploy it to Powershell returns [...] read more

System.IO.FileLoadException with WebService

I'm using Visual Studio 2013 and I am trying to create a webservice using the assembly DNSTools from Nuance SDK. My WebMethod is really simple : I just create an object from a DNSTools' class, then return "Hello World". using DNSTools; namespace WebTestFinal { public class WebServiceTestFinal : System.Web.Services.WebService { [...] read more

A dynamic link library(DLL) initialization routine failed.(Exception from HRESULT:0x8007045A) Error,while using Pinvoke

I have a WPF application which use pinvoke for calling a C++ method dll name as Project1.dll.when I am installing and using it on windows 7 it is working fine but on windows 8.1 it is giving “Unable to load DLL'C:\MyApp3\project1.dll':A dynamic link library(DLL) initialization routine failed.(Exception from HRESULT:0x8007045A)”. Project1.dll [...] read more

Import and use C++ DLL functions in C# application

I am developing an application that communicates with some hardware using the C++ DLL provided by the hardware provider. I also have a header file for this DLL, but no source file. In my C# application, I'm trying to import and call the DLL's functions like this: public class MyClass [...] read more

DllNotFoundException From C# but not VB.NET

I have a third party DLL to integrate with their application. It is a 32 bit C++ DLL that does not expose itself via COM, and I have not been supplied source code or a header file. It was supplied with working VB.NET example code in a WinForms example. This [...] read more

Com DLL Gives Exception .NET 4 only

A COM DLL works in .NET 3.5 SP1, but gives exception in .NET 4.0 The full error is > Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID > {B229C879-1B52-4DE9-A42B-75C415EA1EBC} failed due to the following error: > 8007045a A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed. > (Exception from HRESULT: [...] read more

C++ Failure on MSVCR80.dll using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management

I am trying to run test on my server but it fails due to some C++ error coming from MSVCR80.dll. On my machine it runs smoothly but on the server, I do not find a way to make it work. Here is the error I have when running my tests [...] read more