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Asked: 2026-05-20T04:30:09+00:00

I’m making a program in visual c++. The program relies on some dll files,

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I’m making a program in visual c++. The program relies on some dll files, which I don’t want to place in system32. Now the dll files is in the same folder as my .exe, but i would like to move them to a sub folder. The problem is, if I move the files, my application fails to start and comes with this error message:

MyProgram.exe – Unable to Locate Component

This application has failed to start because myDll.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix the problem.

I have had the same problem before, where if found a solution, which included adding something to the registry, but i forgot how it worked, and now I can’t find the guide again.

Can someone please help me?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I believe this is the article you are looking for:

    http://www.codeguru.com/Cpp/W-P/dll/article.php/c99

    Each application can now store it own path the registry under the following key:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths

    The use the application path, set a key for your application, using ONE.EXE from the example above:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE…\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ONE.exe

    Set the (Default) value to the full path of your executable, for example:

    C:\Program Files\ONE\ONE.exe

    Add a sub-key named Path

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