Adding A Reference

I have a componet that is stored in a shared folder.
When I want to add a Reference to that componet from the tool bar Projects add_Reference the vb.net the Add Reference diaglog box appears which has three tabs .Net Com and Projects I must use the browse button then locate the componet I want Now for my question how can I make a copy of that componet and have that componet show up in the componet folder of the Add Reference diaglog box?

If it is a DLL you can register it with regsvr32 on the command line.

Example:
regsvr32 myobject.dll

If I understand your question, steps are as follows:

01. Click .NET tab
02. Select the component by browsing its location
03. Click Ok
04. Now you must see the name of the component under heading "selected Component"

05. This will also appaer under "Reference" in your solution explorer.
06. You may also see the component at toolBox.

In .NET you do not need to register component using RegSvr32, rather you can add/view it using GAC

If you need to further investigation with the component and its location in the physical memory for debugging purpose:

you may use procexp.exe (free downlodable from www.sysinternals.com)

If you want to rebase the component use rebase.exe which comes with VS.NET


Thank You.