can’t find WindowsCodecs.dll with Beta 2

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can’t find WindowsCodecs.dll with Beta 2

After installing new beta , my WPF project compile well, but when executing it raises an error :

Can’t find WindowsCodecs.dll.

I have search this library and is not present in my system. Am I missing something

Thanks

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can’t find WindowsCodecs.dll with Beta 2

  • Brian Deen

    I've had the same issue - If there's anything I can help with, let me know.

    F.

  • Friendlycoder

    Glad I found this. I was having this same problem since I installed the new bits yesterday and this fixes the issue for me. Thanks!

  • Richard S

    Here is the workaround fix this problem:

    1. Uninstall WinFx Beta 2.
    2. Uninstall the WIC redistributable package by running: %windir%\$NtUninstallWIC$\spuninst\spuninst.exe
    3. Reinstall WinFx Beta 2.
    4. (optional) Verify that WindowsCodecs.dll and WindowsCodecsExt.dll are in %windir%\system32.

    Thanks very much to Fritzenhammer for testing this workaround for us.



  • jeff roberts

    Also works for me

    Thanks

  • Anders Dalvander

    LearningWPF -- we're looking into this and believe we understand the cause and fix. Before entering it permanently into the public record, i'd like to have a private conversation with you to see if matches what you're seeing. Can you please mail me at mark.grinols at microsoft dot com Thanks.



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