Powershell remotely register COM dll by using regsvr32

Question

I found on Internet, this ps script may work. But the result I get is: no error pops up, but also DLL not found in registry after running the script.

Invoke-Command -ComputerName $servername -ScriptBlock {regsvr32.exe "\\uncpath\some.dll" }

I tried in both "run as administrator" and normal PS console window, and windows remote management service is on on remote server.

Any idea?

Answer 1

You need to use the silent option of regsrv32 (/s):

Syntax REGSVR32 [/U] [/S] [/N] /I:[CommandLine] DLL_Name

Key /u Unregister Server.

/s Silent, do not display dialogue boxes.

/i Call DllInstall to register the DLL. (when used with /u, it calls dll uninstall.)

/n Do not call DllRegisterServer, you must use this option with /i.

CommandLine An optional command line for DllInstall

/c Console output (old versions only).