Is mscorlib.dll CLR?

Question

If this is not the case, which I'm pretty sure, then what is the role of mscorlib.dll and where is the CLR?

Answer 1

CLR not located in the mscorlib.dll file, but in the MSCorEE.dll . I think this is what you were looking for. This is the main DLL loaded when loading the .NET exe assembly.

See the question , which probably answers your question.

Answer 2

I believe this question covers most of what you ask:

mscorlib.dll and System.dll

Answer 3

mscorlib.dll contains some fundamental .net classes, such as a system.

use the reflector for the classes and namespaces executed by mscorlib.dll.

You can also find information about the CLR here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8bs2ecf4.aspx

Answer 4

The actual CLR code is contained in a file whose name has changed in different versions of the CLR. For versions 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0, the CLR code is in the MSCorWks.dll file and for version 4.0, the CLR code is in the Clr.dll file.