How to manually copy assemblies in the GAC?

Question

I am using Windows 7 Ultimate, trying to manually copy the file to the GAC. I tried using Windows Explorer, but it quickly tells me that "Access is denied." I tried using the elevated command prompt and it says the file was copied, but I cannot find the assembly anywhere.

I am updating a third-party spreadsheet component (GemBox), and the update process involves manually deleting the new version of the assembly in the dev GAC of the machine. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

You can try installing it with gacutil:

gacutil -I yourassembly.dll 

Answer 2

You can find gacutil in C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Microsoft SDK \ Windows \ v7.0A \ Bin \ x64

Answer 3

GacUtil ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ex0ss12c%28VS.80%29.aspx ) from the extended command line?