Windows Vista: Unable to load DLL 'x.dll': Invalid access to memory location. (DllNotFoundException)

Question

I was testing on a customer\'s box this afternoon which has Windows Vista (He had home, but I am testing on a Business Edition with same results).

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Answer 1

Given that the exception is a DllNotFoundException, you might want to try checking the HardwareID.dll with Dependency Walker BEFORE installing any dev tools on the Vista install to see if there is in fact a dependency missing.