unable to find installed GAC in c:\windows\assembly

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i have installed a dll using the commands below

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0>gacutil.exe /i "C:\temp\ContosoProviders.dll" Microsoft (R) .NET Global Assembly Cache Utility. Version 4.0.30319.33440 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Assembly successfully added to the cache

i was unable to find the named GAC in the c:\windows\assembly

however when i use "C:\assemblyinfo.txt", i was able to find the name of the assembly inside. is the assembly installed properly?

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1 Answers

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From .NET Framework 4.0 and higher assemblies started to be stored in a different physical location which is:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly

You might find your dll there