Microsoft KB Archive/812823

= PRB: Native Image Entries Are Not Removed from GAC When You Remove Visual J# .NET =

Article ID: 812823

Article Last Modified on 5/15/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual J# .NET 2003 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you remove Microsoft Visual J# .NET, the native images of Microsoft Visual J# .NET, such as vjscor, vjsharpcodeprovider, vjslib, vjslibcw, vjswfcbrowserstublib, are not removed from the Global Assembly Cache (GAC).



CAUSE
When you remove Microsoft Visual J# .NET from your computer, the Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package is not automatically removed. Because the native images are installed with the Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package, they are not removed when you remove Microsoft Visual J# .NET.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, remove the Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package. When you do this, the native images are removed from the GAC.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

 * 1) Install Microsoft Visual Studio .NET on your computer.
 * 2) Install the Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package on your computer.
 * 3) Install Microsoft Visual J# .NET on your computer.
 * 4) Verify whether native images for Microsoft Visual J# .NET appear in the GAC. The GAC is located in the  \Assembly folder.
 * 5) Click Start, point to Settings, point to Control Panel, and then click Add/Remove Programs.
 * 6) In the Add/Remove Programs dialog box, click Microsoft Visual J# .NET, and then click Change/Remove. Follow the instructions to remove Microsoft Visual J# .NET.
 * 7) Verify that the native images of Microsoft Visual J# .NET appear in the GAC.
 * 8) In Add/Remove Programs, click Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package, and then click Change/Remove. Follow the instructions to remove the Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package.
 * 9) Verify that the native images of Microsoft Visual J# .NET are removed from the GAC.

Keywords: kbredistribution kbsetup kbprb kbdeployment KB812823

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