Download Activation.dll for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista and XP

Activation.dll download. The Activation.dll file is a dynamic link library for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista and XP. You can fix "The file Activation.dll is missing." and "Activation.dll not found." errors by downloading and installing this file from our site.

What is Activation.dll? What Does It Do?

The Activation.dll library is 0.99 MB. The download links are current and no negative feedback has been received by users. It has been downloaded 92224 times since release and it has received 4.1 out of 5 stars.

Operating Systems Compatible with the Activation.dll Library

Other Versions of the Activation.dll Library

The newest version of the Activation.dll library is the 4.2.0.41 version released on 2013-04-30. There have been 10 versions released before this version. All versions of the Dynamic link library have been listed below from most recent to oldest.

  1. 4.2.0.41 - 32 Bit (x86) (2013-04-30) Download this version
  2. 4.2.0.41 - 32 Bit (x86) Download this version
  3. 4.2.0.24 - 32 Bit (x86) (2013-12-31) Download this version
  4. 4.2.0.24 - 32 Bit (x86) Download this version
  5. 7.1.0.0 - 32 Bit (x86) Download this version
  6. 4.7.0.1 - 32 Bit (x86) Download this version
  7. 4.5.0.6 - 32 Bit (x86) (2014-03-31) Download this version
  8. 4.5.0.6 - 32 Bit (x86) Download this version
  9. 4.5.0.4 - 32 Bit (x86) (2013-12-31) Download this version
  10. 4.5.0.4 - 32 Bit (x86) Download this version
  11. Unknown - 32 Bit (x86) Download this version

Guide to Download Activation.dll

  1. First, click on the green-colored "Download" button in the top left section of this page (The button that is marked in the picture).
    Start downloading the Activation.dll library
    Step 1:Start downloading the Activation.dll library
  2. After clicking the "Download" button at the top of the page, the "Downloading" page will open up and the download process will begin. Definitely do not close this page until the download begins. Our site will connect you to the closest DLL Downloader.com download server in order to offer you the fastest downloading performance. Connecting you to the server can take a few seconds.

How to Fix Activation.dll Errors?

ATTENTION! Before beginning the installation of the Activation.dll library, you must download the library. If you don't know how to download the library or if you are having a problem while downloading, you can look at our download guide a few lines above.

Method 1: Copying the Activation.dll Library to the Windows System Directory

  1. The file you downloaded is a compressed file with the ".zip" extension. In order to install it, first, double-click the ".zip" file and open the file. You will see the library named "Activation.dll" in the window that opens up. This is the library you need to install. Drag this library to the desktop with your mouse's left button.
    Extracting the Activation.dll library
    Step 1:Extracting the Activation.dll library
  2. Copy the "Activation.dll" library file you extracted.
  3. Paste the dynamic link library you copied into the "C:\Windows\System32" directory.
    Pasting the Activation.dll library into the Windows/System32 directory
    Step 3:Pasting the Activation.dll library into the Windows/System32 directory
  4. If your system is 64 Bit, copy the "Activation.dll" library and paste it into "C:\Windows\sysWOW64" directory.
    NOTE! On 64 Bit systems, you must copy the dynamic link library to both the "sysWOW64" and "System32" directories. In other words, both directories need the "Activation.dll" library.
    Copying the Activation.dll library to the Windows/sysWOW64 directory
    Step 4:Copying the Activation.dll library to the Windows/sysWOW64 directory
  5. First, we must run the Windows Command Prompt as an administrator.
    NOTE! We ran the Command Prompt on Windows 10. If you are using Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP, you can use the same methods to run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
    1. Open the Start Menu and type in "cmd", but don't press Enter. Doing this, you will have run a search of your computer through the Start Menu. In other words, typing in "cmd" we did a search for the Command Prompt.
    2. When you see the "Command Prompt" option among the search results, push the "CTRL" + "SHIFT" + "ENTER
    3. " keys on your keyboard.
    4. A verification window will pop up asking, "Do you want to run the Command Prompt as with administrative permission?" Approve this action by saying, "Yes".
    Running the Command Prompt with administrative permission
    Step 5:Running the Command Prompt with administrative permission
  6. Let's copy the command below and paste it in the Command Line that comes up, then let's press Enter. This command deletes the Activation.dll library's problematic registry in the Windows Registry Editor (The library that we copied to the System32 directory does not perform any action with the library, it just deletes the registry in the Windows Registry Editor. The library that we pasted into the System32 directory will not be damaged).
    %windir%\System32\regsvr32.exe /u Activation.dll
    Deleting the Activation.dll library's problematic registry in the Windows Registry Editor
    Step 6:Deleting the Activation.dll library's problematic registry in the Windows Registry Editor
  7. If the Windows you use has 64 Bit architecture, after running the command above, you must run the command below. This command will clean the broken registry of the Activation.dll library from the 64 Bit architecture (The Cleaning process is only with registries in the Windows Registry Editor. In other words, the dynamic link library that we pasted into the SysWoW64 directory will stay as it is).
    %windir%\SysWoW64\regsvr32.exe /u Activation.dll
    Uninstalling the broken registry of the Activation.dll library from the Windows Registry Editor (for 64 Bit)
    Step 7:Uninstalling the broken registry of the Activation.dll library from the Windows Registry Editor (for 64 Bit)
  8. We need to make a clean registry for the dll library's registry that we deleted from Regedit (Windows Registry Editor). In order to accomplish this, copy and paste the command below into the Command Line and press Enter key.
    %windir%\System32\regsvr32.exe /i Activation.dll
    Making a clean registry for the Activation.dll library in Regedit (Windows Registry Editor)
    Step 8:Making a clean registry for the Activation.dll library in Regedit (Windows Registry Editor)
  9. If you are using a 64 Bit operating system, after running the command above, you also need to run the command below. With this command, we will have added a new library in place of the damaged Activation.dll library that we deleted.
    %windir%\SysWoW64\regsvr32.exe /i Activation.dll
    Reregistering the Activation.dll library in the system (for 64 Bit)
    Step 9:Reregistering the Activation.dll library in the system (for 64 Bit)
  10. If you did all the processes correctly, the missing dll file will have been installed. You may have made some mistakes when running the Command Line processes. Generally, these errors will not prevent the Activation.dll library from being installed. In other words, the installation will be completed, but it may give an error due to some incompatibility issues. You can try running the program that was giving you this dll file error after restarting your computer. If you are still getting the dll file error when running the program, please try the 2nd method.

Method 2: Copying The Activation.dll Library Into The Program Installation Directory

  1. In order to install the dynamic link library, you need to find the installation directory for the program that was giving you errors such as "Activation.dll is missing", "Activation.dll not found" or similar error messages. In order to do that, Right-click the program's shortcut and click the Properties item in the right-click menu that appears.
    Opening the program shortcut properties window
    Step 1:Opening the program shortcut properties window
  2. Click on the Open File Location button that is found in the Properties window that opens up and choose the folder where the application is installed.
    Opening the installation directory of the program
    Step 2:Opening the installation directory of the program
  3. Copy the Activation.dll library into the directory we opened up.
    Copying the Activation.dll library into the program's installation directory
    Step 3:Copying the Activation.dll library into the program's installation directory
  4. That's all there is to the installation process. Run the program giving the dll error again. If the dll error is still continuing, completing the 3rd Method may help fix your issue.

Method 3: Doing a Clean Reinstall of the Program That Is Giving the Activation.dll Error

  1. Open the Run tool by pushing the "Windows" + "R" keys found on your keyboard. Type the command below into the "Open" field of the Run window that opens up and press Enter. This command will open the "Programs and Features" tool.
    appwiz.cpl
    Opening the Programs and Features tool with the appwiz.cpl command
    Step 1:Opening the Programs and Features tool with the appwiz.cpl command
  2. The programs listed in the Programs and Features window that opens up are the programs installed on your computer. Find the program that gives you the dll error and run the "Right-Click > Uninstall" command on this program.
    Uninstalling the program from your computer
    Step 2:Uninstalling the program from your computer
  3. Following the instructions that come up, uninstall the program from your computer and restart your computer.
    Following the verification and instructions for the program uninstall process
    Step 3:Following the verification and instructions for the program uninstall process
  4. After restarting your computer, reinstall the program.
  5. You may be able to fix the dll error you are experiencing by using this method. If the error messages are continuing despite all these processes, we may have a issue deriving from Windows. To fix dll errors deriving from Windows, you need to complete the 4th Method and the 5th Method in the list.

Method 4: Fixing the Activation.dll Error using the Windows System File Checker (sfc /scannow)

  1. First, we must run the Windows Command Prompt as an administrator.
    NOTE! We ran the Command Prompt on Windows 10. If you are using Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP, you can use the same methods to run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
    1. Open the Start Menu and type in "cmd", but don't press Enter. Doing this, you will have run a search of your computer through the Start Menu. In other words, typing in "cmd" we did a search for the Command Prompt.
    2. When you see the "Command Prompt" option among the search results, push the "CTRL" + "SHIFT" + "ENTER
    3. " keys on your keyboard.
    4. A verification window will pop up asking, "Do you want to run the Command Prompt as with administrative permission?" Approve this action by saying, "Yes".
    Running the Command Prompt with administrative permission
    Step 1:Running the Command Prompt with administrative permission
  2. After typing the command below into the Command Line, push Enter.
    sfc /scannow
    Getting rid of dll errors using Windows's sfc /scannow command
    Step 2:Getting rid of dll errors using Windows's sfc /scannow command
  3. Depending on your computer's performance and the amount of errors on your system, this process can take some time. You can see the progress on the Command Line. Wait for this process to end. After the scan and repair processes are finished, try running the program giving you errors again.

Method 5: Fixing the Activation.dll Error by Updating Windows

Some programs require updated dynamic link libraries from the operating system. If your operating system is not updated, this requirement is not met and you will receive dll errors. Because of this, updating your operating system may solve the dll errors you are experiencing.

Most of the time, operating systems are automatically updated. However, in some situations, the automatic updates may not work. For situations like this, you may need to check for updates manually.

For every Windows version, the process of manually checking for updates is different. Because of this, we prepared a special guide for each Windows version. You can get our guides to manually check for updates based on the Windows version you use through the links below.

Explanations on Updating Windows Manually

  1. Explanation on Updating Windows 10 Manually
  2. Explanation on Updating Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 Manually
  3. Explanation on Updating Windows 7 and Windows Vista Manually
  4. Explanation on Updating Windows XP Manually

Our Most Common Activation.dll Error Messages

The Activation.dll library being damaged or for any reason being deleted can cause programs or Windows system tools (Windows Media Player, Paint, etc.) that use this library to produce an error. Below you can find a list of errors that can be received when the Activation.dll library is missing.

If you have come across one of these errors, you can download the Activation.dll library by clicking on the "Download" button on the top-left of this page. We explained to you how to use the library you'll download in the above sections of this writing. You can see the suggestions we gave on how to solve your problem by scrolling up on the page.

  1. "Activation.dll not found." error
  2. "The file Activation.dll is missing." error
  3. "Activation.dll access violation." error
  4. "Cannot register Activation.dll." error
  5. "Cannot find Activation.dll." error
  6. "This application failed to start because Activation.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." error