title: Path of DLL installed to the GAC
body: <p>How can I get the (physical) installed path of a DLL that is (may be) registered in GAC? This DLL is a control that may be hosted in things other than a .Net app (including IDEs other than VS...).</p>
  
  <p>When I use System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location, it gives path of GAC folder in winnt\system32 - or in Design mode in VS gives the path to the VS IDE.</p>
  
  <p>I need to get the path where physical dll is actually installed - or the bin/debug or (release) folder for VS. </p>
  
  <p>Reason is that there is an XML file I need to get at in this folder, with config setting that are used both in design mode and at runtime.</p>
  
  <p>Or how is it best to handle this scenario? I have a dubious network location I am using for design mode at the moment... (Don't think that ApplicationData folder is going to cut it (but have the .Net version soved as that's installed via ClickOnce ans can use the Clickonce Data folder) )</p>