How do I find out which dlls an executable will load?
DllExecutableDll Problem Overview
If I have a Windows executable, how can I find out which dlls it will load?
I'm just talking about which ones that will be loaded statically, not ones it might load dynamically with something like LoadLibrary.
Dll Solutions
Solution 1 - Dll
dumpbin is a tool that comes with VC++.
To see what DLLs a program will import:
- Open Visual Studio
- Menu Item Tools | Visual Studio Command prompt
- cd to folder containing executable
- dumpbin /dependents whatever.exe
> Dump of file whatever.exe
>
> File Type: EXECUTABLE IMAGE
>
> Image has the following dependencies:
>
> AIOUSB.DLL
> sqlite3.dll
> wxmsw293u_core_vc_custom.dll
> wxbase293u_vc_custom.dll
> KERNEL32.dll
> ole32.dll
> OLEAUT32.dll
> MSVCP90.dll
> MSVCR90.dll
To see what functions (and DLLs) it will import, use
C:\> dumpbin /imports whatever.exe
Solution 2 - Dll
There are utilities that will do this for you.
In the past I've used the MS tool (depends.exe) that came with (I think) VB.:
VS2010
VS2012
VS2013
VS2015
Current
and there's this as well:
http://dependencywalker.com/
and probably others as well.
Solution 3 - Dll
Open the command prompt and then type below command
tasklist /m /fi "imagename eq netbeans.exe"
Type instead netbeans.exe whatever name your exe file name.
Solution 4 - Dll
Dependency Walker can help you determine which .dll will be loaded.
Solution 5 - Dll
Just go to the command prompt and type tasklist /m, you will see the list of dll files used by specific program.
Solution 6 - Dll
Solution for Microsoft .Net:
foreach (AssemblyName a in Assembly.ReflectionOnlyLoadFrom("SAMPLE.EXE").GetReferencedAssemblies())
{
MessageBox.Show(a.Name);
}
Solution 7 - Dll
There is a handy tool called NDepend that will give you all DLL dependencies.
Solution 8 - Dll
progfr is simple and useful: [http://members.fortunecity.com/michaelmoser/tip11.htm]
Solution 9 - Dll
Dependencies - An open-source modern Dependency Walker shows which DLLs a Windows executable will load and it works well in modern Windows 10.
It is a little less powerful than Dependency Walker, but the latter may or may not work in Windows 10 as it was last updated in 2006. (Newer versions of Dependency Walker were bundled with some versions of Windows Development Kit for Windows 10, but not any more.)
Solution 10 - Dll
Process Explorer Comes with SysInternals Suite https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sysinternals-suite
Benefits: allows to explore the process that is already running (I have not found a was to attach the dependency walker to the existing process)