[visual-studio] How can I reference a dll in the GAC from Visual Studio?

May be it's too late to answer, but i found a very simple way to do this(without a hack).

  1. Put your dll in GAC (for 3.5 Drag Drop inside "C:\Windows\assembly\")
  2. GoTo Projects --> Properties
  3. Click Reference Path (for 3.5 it's "C:\Windows\assembly\")
  4. and Build

Hope it helps

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