PRB: Assemblies Remain in GAC If You Remove .NET Framework Before Visual J# .NET (818422)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0
Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package
Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package 1.0

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.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

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

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

812823 PRB: Native Image Entries Are Not Removed from GAC When You Remove Visual J# .NET

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	5/15/2003
Keywords:	kbRedistribution kbJava kbDLL kbprb KB818422 kbAudDeveloper