Microsoft KB Archive/818422

= PRB: Assemblies Remain in GAC If You Remove .NET Framework Before Visual J# .NET =

Article ID: 818422

Article Last Modified on 5/15/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
 * Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0
 * Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package
 * Microsoft Visual J# .NET 2003 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you remove Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package from your computer after you remove Microsoft .NET Framework Software Development Kit (SDK), the following assemblies remain in the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) folder:
 * Vjscor.dll
 * Vjslib.dll
 * Vjslibcw.dll
 * Vjswfc.dll
 * VJSWfcBrowserStubLib.dll
 * Vjswfccw.dll
 * Vjswfchtml.dll

These assemblies are related to Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package.



CAUSE
The Global Assembly Cache stores assemblies that are designated to be shared by several .NET applications on the computer. After you remove .NET Framework, the GAC folder is inaccessible, and the remaining assemblies are orphaned. Therefore, the assemblies that are related to Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package are not removed from GAC when you remove Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, remove Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package before you remove .NET Framework SDK.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

 * 1) Install .NET Framework SDK on a clean computer.
 * 2) Install Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package.
 * 3) Restart the computer.
 * 4) Remove .NET Framework SDK from your computer.
 * 5) Remove Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package from your computer.
 * 6) In Windows Explorer, locate the  \Assembly folder. Notice that the Visual J# .NET assemblies are not removed from the GAC.

