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Asked: 2026-05-13T15:39:51+00:00

I have an application that uses the winInet classes – #include <afxinet.h> and the

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I have an application that uses the winInet classes – #include <afxinet.h> and the wininet.dll

I would like to statically link the WinInet function calls in my application as well as the dll, so I followed these steps. I then copied the wininet.dll into my project directory, as I read here.

Upon building I get the following error – wininet.dll : fatal error LNK1136: invalid or corrupt file

My first question is:
-Am I correctly doing what I think is statically linking function calls and the dll?
-If so, why is the dll corrupt with this setup, but works without these changes?

Any help is appreciated. Thank You.

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  1. Editorial Team

    “Static Linking” is the process of including the code in your application. By nature, a DLL is a dynamic link library and therefore no, including the DLL in the directory of your application is not static linking – it remains dynamic. The reason for placing it in the directory of the application is so that the application can find it without the need for install.

    I don’t suppose it is the DLL that is “corrupt” – I suspect you are attempting to static link the DLL into the application which cannot happen. You need instead to include the correct .lib file, whatever that is, in the additional libraries to link with and ensure that the lib file you link with is not the DLL exports package for wininet.dll

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