getprocessimagefilenamew could not be located in the dynamic link library psapi.dll

[Claire]

When trying to run a process to convert xml to xsd schema "Process p =
Process.Start("xsd.exe",xmlfilename);" I received the error message in the
subject of the thread.
The code used to work but doesn't any more. I may have installed IE7 since
last using this bit of code but it would have come down in an automatic
update and tbh I've no idea.
I've done a file find for all instances of psapi.dll and they're all over
the place.
I don't have any of the pieces of software installed that other people
mention when I do a search for this problem on google (eg Smartbridge)
As this is the only way I can get my visual studio to create xsd files for
some datasets/crystal reports, I need to find a solution.
How can I tell which of the psapi.dlls is the correct one to use, and how do
I find out which one xsd.exe is attempting to use in error.

thank you

 

[Claire]

Downloaded and installed process explorer. My application was using the same
version of psapi.dll as that being used by spoolsv.exe.
I stopped both apps, renamed that dll then restarted. Both use the system32
version now and my error disappeared

 

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

When trying to run a process to convert xml to xsd schema "Process p =
Process.Start("xsd.exe",xmlfilename);" I received the error message in the subject of the
thread.
The code used to work but doesn't any more. I may have installed IE7 since last using this
bit of code but it would have come down in an automatic update and tbh I've no idea.
I've done a file find for all instances of psapi.dll and they're all over the place.
I don't have any of the pieces of software installed that other people mention when I do a
search for this problem on google (eg Smartbridge)
As this is the only way I can get my visual studio to create xsd files for some
datasets/crystal reports, I need to find a solution.
How can I tell which of the psapi.dlls is the correct one to use, and how do I find out
which one xsd.exe is attempting to use in error.

thank you

The only valid psapi.dll is the one in %windir%\sytem32. GetProcessImageFileNameW is a
psapi.dll exported function (UNICODE), you can verify this by running depends.exe or dumpbin
/exports on psapi.dll.
Note that psapi.dll is delay loaded by Process.Start and is not the result of running
xsd.exe, also this dll is not related to any IE version.

Willy.