addin.connect = true fails for normal user

[Michael P. Meyer]

In our app we load the addin from a vba template using addin.connect = true.

This works fine if the user has admin priveliges, but fails if not.

This is the error message that I get:

Run-time error: 80004005

The connected state of the office add-ins registered in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
can not be changed.



Anyone have any ideas on how to load the addin as a non admin user?

 

[Thomas Winter]

In our app we load the addin from a vba template using addin.connect = true.

This works fine if the user has admin priveliges, but fails if not.

This is the error message that I get:

Run-time error: 80004005

The connected state of the office add-ins registered in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
can not be changed.



Anyone have any ideas on how to load the addin as a non admin user?

I imagine you'll have to register the COM Add-In under HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
User's should have access there. Otherwise maybe make the user a Power User
on their local machine.

-Tom