Re: Should I include the manifest file in registry when deploying VSTO Addin?

Is this a VSTO addin? I usually only see that registry entry for a VSTO addin, if you look at the manifest file does it reference VSTO at all? If that's the file you mean it's needed for the VSTO addin to be able to be loaded.

If this is a VSTO addin then most likely the manifest file is included in the primary output from your project content in the setup project. Right-click on that primary output and select Outputs and see if that lists the manifest file.

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<vincent.y.chan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:54387813-611a-4c1b-9cff-240f196f5b09@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,

I was wondering if someone out there could help me. I'm developing an
addin for outlook 2007 and I have been testing out the deployment to
other computers. My question is do I need to include the location of
the manifest file in the registry location of my addin project (HKCU
\software\Microsoft\Outlook\Addins\MyAddin) ? The reason why I'm
asking is that I have a registry value "manifest" which has the
location of the manifest file (C:\Program Files\My Project
\MyAddin.dll.manifest). If I delete this registry key and I open
outlook 2007, I cannot see any of my buttons on the ribbon, so I'm
guessing the manifest is needed?

Much appreciated,

Vincent

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