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Asked: 2026-05-15T02:49:53+00:00

I had a C# .NET windows application having C# user interface and all the

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I had a C# .NET windows application having C# user interface and all the code behind processing is done by calling C++ dll (C++ class library project) which is added as a reference to the C# project.

However recently when I formatted my computer and again tried to run my project which was backed up, in visual studio 2005 it gave the following exception:

An unhandled exception of type ‘System.IO.FileNotFoundException’ occurred in System.Windows.Forms.dll

Additional information: The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)

This exception is thrown when I put the following code (for example) in the button click event.

    private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        CyclopiaDll.Class1 cc = new CyclopiaDll.Class1(); // calling dll 
        cc.clearData();            
    }

However the exception is actually shown to be thrown in this line even though the form gets loaded without a problem:

  Application.Run(new Form1());

I tried building the new project and adding the referenced dll again but I m still getting the exception.
This happened to me before also when I tried to run this project in another computer. However after my machine was formatted even I cant even run the application.

Only way I can think of solving this is to recreate the project from the scratch as before. which is time consuming.

Is there a way to avoid this problem so that I can run this project in my computer as well as in another computer ?

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  1. Editorial Team

    It sounds like you have a missing dependency i.e. another dll that your C++ dll depends on, that is not present on your machine.

    You can use a utility like “Dependency Walker” to load your C++ dll on a machine where you have a problem, and it will point out any any missing dependencies. It is then a case of working out what this dependency is (e.g. missing C++ runtime version) and then ensuring this is packaged with your application either directly or via a merge module if suitable, for instance.

    Dependency Walker: http://www.dependencywalker.com/

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