Work with IBProvider without registration in system

[Kovalenko Dmitry]

Original article Using IBProvider without registering in Windows describes the decision with the external manifest file.

This solution works at XP, but do not works at Vista system.

Common solution

1. Extract the manifest from your application
   mt.exe -inputresource:YourApplication.exe;#1 -out:manifest.txt
2. Add to manifest next info:
   

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     <file name = "_IBProvider_v3_vc9_i.dll">
   <comClass progid="LCPI.IBProvider.3" clsid="{769A1280-04BF-11D8-AE8B-00A0C907DB93}" threadingModel = "Both" />
  </file>

3. Put a manifest to back
   mt.exe -outputresource:YourApplication.exe;#1 -manifest manifest.txt

Or, if your application do not has the own manifest file:

1. Create new manifest and put it to your EXE (#3)
   

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   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1"        
  manifestVersion="1.0">

  <file name = "_IBProvider_x3_i.dll">
   <comClass progid="LCPI.IBProvider.3" clsid="{769A1280-04BF-11D8-AE8B-00A0C907DB93}" threadingModel = "Both" />
  </file>

</assembly>

You can find a mt.exe in VS2005

1. run cmd.exe
2. call "%VS80COMNTOOLS%\..\..\vc\bin\vcvars32.bat"
3. use mt.exe

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I tested this method with win32 and x64 applications at Vista Ultimate x64 - it works.