1. A computer-implemented method of persisting assembly bind information for an application executed on a computer, comprising: recording assembly bind request information referenced in the application being executed; recording assembly redirect information, said redirect information being determined based on an associated assembly binding policy; determining if the assembly bind request information and the assembly redirect information should be persisted in an assembly bind history file for each application being executed; and persisting the assembly bind request information and the assembly redirect information in the assembly bind history file when the determining is affirmative.