RE: Outlook 2003 addin deployment problem

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Hello Roger,

you could patch the .msi file.
use the "orca" tool from Windows SDK and add the Property
"ALLUSERS=1" to the .msi file.
Then install your AddIn as Administrator.
(or deploy with SMS or AD)

Also use a policy to deploy the security settings and the registry key for
that.
(CheckAdminSettings)

I don't know if it helps for a VB created setup solution,
but for a .Net this does the trick.

Hope this helps,

regards
--
Helmut Obertanner
Technical Consultant
Softwaredevelopment
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"Roger Wang" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have encountered a problem with Outlook 2003 addin installation, on which
> I have been stuck for days.
>
> The problem is:
> I have created a very simple addin for Outlook using VB6. The addin is as
> simple as just showing a message box when outlook starts up. I register this
> addin using regsvr32, or Visual Studio Installer, or Visual Studio .NET
> Setup Project (have tried everything). The program runs fine on the same
> account. But if I log off and log back on to the same machine using a
> different account, say a normal user account (no admin rights), then the
> addin just disappears. I cannot even find it in the COM Addin list within
> Outlook, nor can I manually add it from within Outlook.
>
> From what I've heard, this may be just to do with Outlook 2003? Or is the
> solution moving from VB6 to .NET?
>
> Thanks
> Regards
> Robert
>
>
>
.

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