Addin is not showing in the ADDIN Manager

[Usman]

Hi Fellows!
I have developed an addin for Outllook.It is working perfectly but
the problem is that it is not showing up in the Add-in Manager's list.
Can any one figure out any problem.Even though i tried with a sample
using VS2003 default's but it is also behaving like that.

Regards,
Usman Bashir

 

[Thaddaeus Parker]

Take a look at the Reg Entry for your Addin. If the Reg Entry is located
under HKLM then the addin will not show up in the Add-ins Manager in
Outlook. The reason for this is that Outlook is trying to find all of those
add-ins that were installed for the local user only when it starts up. If
you have installed the add-in for all users, the reg entry is put in the
HKLM|Software|<add-in name>.

If you installed the add-in for use with the current user, then you will get
an entry in HKCU|Software|<add-in name>. This will show up in the Add-in
Manager.

Ensure that your Add-in installer project enables both HKCU and HKLM
entries so that you can see the Add-in in the current user's Outlook Add-in
Manager.

Regards,

Thaddaeus

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

Addins installed in HKLM are considered as administrative installations.
They allow installation on locked-down machines where only admins have
rights to install software and by not being in the COM Add-Ins dialog they
prevent users from easily disabling the addins.