Registering COM Servers

InstallShield 2018

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Most applications require certain COM servers in order to operate properly. In order for the operating system to recognize these COM servers, you need to register them.

With traditional COM, COM data is written directly to the registry. Registry-free COM, or Reg-Free COM, offers a simple alternative to the traditional method. With Reg-Free COM, COM data is written to an application manifest file.