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Asked: 2026-05-27T14:34:36+00:00

Imagine this scenario: var ass1 = Assembly.LoadFrom(@C:\Work\3.59\assembly1.dll); var ass2 = Assembly.LoadFrom(@C:\Work\3.60\assembly1.dll); Debug.Assert(ass1 != ass2);

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Imagine this scenario:

var ass1 = Assembly.LoadFrom(@"C:\Work\3.59\assembly1.dll");
var ass2 = Assembly.LoadFrom(@"C:\Work\3.60\assembly1.dll");

Debug.Assert(ass1 != ass2);

The above assert fails. It seems the second call returns the first assembly even if the two assemblies above have different versions and locations.

The assemblies are not stong-named and can’t be signed.

Is there a way to force the framework to load them in the same context and domain?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Use Assembly.LoadFile(path) instead.

    From MSDN

    The LoadFrom method has the following disadvantages. Consider using
    Load instead.

    If an assembly with the same identity is already loaded, LoadFrom
    returns the loaded assembly even if a different path was specified.

    From CLR developer Suzanne Cook’s blog:

    If the assembly is not strongly-named, then the version is ignored for
    binding. But, if it is strongly-named, the entire version in the
    assembly reference needs to match the found assembly.

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