How do I find out which dlls an executable will load?

Question

If I have a Windows executable, how can I find out which dlls it will load?

I\'m just talking about which ones that will be loaded statically, not ones it might load

Answer 1

dumpbin is a tool that comes with VC++.

To see what DLLs a program will import:

• Open Visual Studio
• Menu Item Tools | Visual Studio Command prompt
• cd to folder containing executable
• dumpbin /dependents whatever.exe

Dump of file whatever.exe

File Type: EXECUTABLE IMAGE

  Image has the following dependencies:

    AIOUSB.DLL
    sqlite3.dll
    wxmsw293u_core_vc_custom.dll
    wxbase293u_vc_custom.dll
    KERNEL32.dll
    ole32.dll
    OLEAUT32.dll
    MSVCP90.dll
    MSVCR90.dll

To see what functions (and DLLs) it will import, use

C:\> dumpbin /imports whatever.exe

Answer 2

Open the command prompt and then type below command

tasklist /m /fi "imagename eq netbeans.exe"

Type instead netbeans.exe whatever name your exe file name.

Answer 3

Just go to the command prompt and type tasklist /m, you will see the list of dll files used by specific program.

Answer 4

Dependency Walker can help you determine which .dll will be loaded.

Answer 5

progfr is simple and useful: [http://members.fortunecity.com/michaelmoser/tip11.htm]

Answer 6

Process Explorer Comes with SysInternals Suite https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sysinternals-suite

Benefits: allows to explore the process that is already running (I have not found a was to attach the dependency walker to the existing process)