Can I register a dll in the system on Windows (XP, Vista, 7) if there are no administrator rights?

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Library registration is done by calling:

RegSvr32.exe /i library.dll

RegSvr32.exe calls 1) LoadLibrary, 2) GetProcAddress, 3) DllRegisterServer. In turn, DllRegisterServer usually writes to the HKLM section of the registry, which is impossible without administrator rights.

Read more about RegSvr32.exe in the MSDN article .