Copy GAC Files from One Server

In order to copy GAC files (Assembly .dll files) from one server to another follow the following steps:

1. on the CMD run the command:

    regsvr32 /u C:\windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.0.50727/shfusion.dll

This command will Create the GAC files into Folders where you can view the dll file.

2. Open the folder C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL. this folder contains all the assembly files as folders with dll file inside it.

3. Copy the Folder you need into the remote server (New Server you want to transfer the assembly to).

4. Copy the dll file to C:\ drive; for example: Microsoft.Web.Media.SessionHelper.dll

4. Open the Visual Studio CMD and write down the following command:

     gacutil /i C:\Microsoft.Web.Media.SessionHelper.dll and press enter.

If you got the message: Assembly successfully added to the cache, then you have successfully transferred the gac file from one server to another.

Oracle Client 12 64bits error: Installation failed to access the temporary location

If you encounter this error while installing Oracle client 12 64bits on windows 7 or windows server 2008, 2012 then do the following:

1. Go to Network and sharing Center -> Advanced sharing settings -> Turn On File and Printer Sharing and Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can read and write files in the public folders
2. Ensure that C$ share is enabled, and Administrator has full privileges on it (This can be checked by Advanced Sharing option when share the C:\ drive.
3. Make sure that the cmd command net use \\computer name\c$ works successfully. please make sure this command works and be aware to the computer name not localhost or IP address. If the command didn't work then go to hosts file and add the computer name with 127.0.0.1 record to the hosts file.
4. I don't if this step is required but do it in case all the above steps failed: go to regedit and browse to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
and add new DWORD value called (LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy) with value = 1.
5. You could change the temp and tmp locations in the local Environment variables tab to other locations than C:\users\admin\app data.........
6. Don't stop the services Server and Workstation. Keep them running so that sharing operations work successfully.
7. If you find a service related to Oracle then stop it.