Re: Register add-in to HKLM automatically

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From: Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook] (kenslovak_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/10/04

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    As a side note, always make sure an addin isn't registered in both HKLM and
    HKCU. Weird things happen when it's registered in both. 

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Ken Slovak
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"Stephen Bullen" <stephen@bmsltd.ie> wrote in message
news:VA.000001dc.019eee63@bmsltd.ie...
> Hi JvF,
>
> > I have built an add-in using VB6 for outlook.  When I build the DLL it
> > places the registry entries automatically into HKCU as I expect.  What
> > I want is to have the registry entries (all of them) go to HKLM
> > instead when I make the DLL (this is important as I plan to send this
> > out as an install and I want them to run it and forget it - not have
> > to change the registry manually).  I can add almost all to HKLM myself
> > using the Advanced Tab of the AddInDesigner but the DLL fails to load
> > when I put LoadBehavior there.
>
> It works for me.  Here's what I did:
>
>  1. Started VB6, chose Addin for the new project
>  2. Removed the default form, cleared out the Connect class
>  3. Added the OnConnection event, with a simple MsgBox
>  4. Switched to the Designer form
>  5. Selected Microsoft Outlook in the Application
>  6. Set Initial Load Behavir to None
>  7. Switch to the Advanced tab and made the dialog wider <g>.
>  8. Put the following into the 'Registry Key' field:
>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\MyAddIn.Connect
>
>  9. Clicked 'New Value', String value, FriendlyName, My Test
>  10. Clicked 'New Value', DWORD value, LoadBehavior, 3
>  11. Noticed the 3 appeared in quotes, clicked 'Edit Value' and OK.  The 3
was no longer in quotes
>  12. Compiled the dll
>  13. Started Outlook
>  14. Got the message
>  15. Popped up the COM Addins dialog, which was empty (as it should be).
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Stephen Bullen
> Microsoft MVP - Excel
> www.BMSLtd.ie
>
>
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