Send to One Note from Outlook Power Toy

[Dan]

I have One Note SP2 and Office Professional 2003. In trying to execute this
very neat power tool I get an "cannot locate the .msi file". Explorer
searches do not find it either. I have verified:
1. Net Framework 1.1 is installed
2. Confirmed .Net Programmability Support is set to Run from my Computer
3. Rebooted several times after installing and uninstalling the Power Toy
several times.
The only discrepancy I can find is that the Power Toy Description requires
One Note SP1 and I have SP2. Is that the deal killer?

 

[Dan]

CALL OFF THE DOGS! <g>

After sending this, I tried yet one more reboot and all installed into
Outlook beautifully. Apparently, it took 4 uninstalls and reinstalls with
about 2 reboots in between. Sorry for the trouble.
Dan

 

[Steve Silverwood]

CALL OFF THE DOGS! <g>

After sending this, I tried yet one more reboot and all installed into
Outlook beautifully. Apparently, it took 4 uninstalls and reinstalls with
about 2 reboots in between. Sorry for the trouble.
Dan

For future reference, the problem was that it couldn't locate the .MSI
file, which was probably deleted from the "temporary files" folder:

c:\documents and settings\[username]\local settings\temporary files

after the installation was completed. What I did to get past this was
to extract the .MSI file from the self-installing .EXE (it's really just
a self-extracting ZIP file), and run the .MSI file instead of the .EXE
file. I have a folder on an external hard drive which I use to store
all my installs in case I have to reinstall something, so I run it from
there. When I finish installing and have to start Outlook, the MSI file
is still there so that Outlook can see it and finish loading the
application. I've done several reloads of Windows on my laptop, and
this method seems to be the most reliable when reinstalling the
PowerToy.

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-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email: (e-mail address removed)

 

[Dan]

Thanks, Steve! You have furthered the knowledge of a senior and I do
appreciate your thoughtful response. I will add it to my growing lexicon of
technology.

CALL OFF THE DOGS! <g>

After sending this, I tried yet one more reboot and all installed into
Outlook beautifully. Apparently, it took 4 uninstalls and reinstalls with
about 2 reboots in between. Sorry for the trouble.
Dan

For future reference, the problem was that it couldn't locate the .MSI
file, which was probably deleted from the "temporary files" folder:

c:\documents and settings\[username]\local settings\temporary files

after the installation was completed. What I did to get past this was
to extract the .MSI file from the self-installing .EXE (it's really just
a self-extracting ZIP file), and run the .MSI file instead of the .EXE
file. I have a folder on an external hard drive which I use to store
all my installs in case I have to reinstall something, so I run it from
there. When I finish installing and have to start Outlook, the MSI file
is still there so that Outlook can see it and finish loading the
application. I've done several reloads of Windows on my laptop, and
this method seems to be the most reliable when reinstalling the
PowerToy.

--

-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email: (e-mail address removed)

 

[Steve Silverwood]

Thanks, Steve! You have furthered the knowledge of a senior and I do
appreciate your thoughtful response. I will add it to my growing lexicon of
technology.

I'm only too happy to help! Thanks for the reply.

--

-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email: (e-mail address removed)

 

[DJK]

Hi Dan,
I think your approached worked for me as well. I tried and died like
everyone else is doin' came here for help. Got the Power Toy working fine.
But unlike you.
I was looking at the PROGRAM FILES/PowerTOYS/Outlook to ONENOTE File List,
just had the Window open thinking about maybe Hidden files and kept getting
the same error message as everyone else. I couldn't get it to stop popping
up. I clicked cancel Ok etc. After about '4 or 5 attempts at trying to close
the window, Everything just took off the Install continued and I am where
you are.
I didn't do the uninstall or anything reboot or nothing, I was just looking
at a PowerToy Directory trying to see if it could be there somewhere and
after a while it just woke up and went to business installing. So I don't
know What happened unless the error message is wrong!! And we just need to be
patient with the whole process. I don't have a clue. Pretend your computer
is an old XT machine and just give it time maybe. It kept tryin' eventually
it found what it was looking for.
WHO KNOWS I sure Don't.
But I was INSPIRED By your Determination!! And it works for me.

Dave