Re: Invalid Office Add-in Message after upgrading to 2003

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From: Diane Poremsky [MVP] (dianenws_at_poremsky.com)
Date: 10/19/04 

Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:15:16 -0400

That means that somewhere there is a file that makes OL think there is an
addin...

See what is listed at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\ and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins 

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"Stingray" <Stingray@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:8018189A-A61B-4F70-A30D-55D8E2653FCB@microsoft.com...
> We looked in addins section as you suggested and no addins are listed. 
> When
> we click the "COM Addins" button however we get the same message as when
> starting up. When we click OK on the dialog, the COM Addins list comes up
> empty.
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Try a new profile...
>>
>> Did you look in tools, options, other, advanced, addins? See if any 
>> addins
>> are listed that are not installed - deleting extend.dat should remove the
>> name from the list though... but check just to be sure.
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> "Stingray" <Stingray@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3DC8356E-CA9D-4117-9FDD-F703D0AF0A4C@microsoft.com...
>> > Sorry Andreas, no help there. Does anyone else out there have any
>> > suggestions. We've discovered that it's specific to the user's local
>> > profile
>> > for Outlook and likely came over when we restored the profile with the
>> > Profile Wizard from their original Office 2000 installation. We're
>> > considering that we may have to just purge the profile to solve it but 
>> > are
>> > still hoping for a less destructive solution.
>> >
>> > Thanks again.
>> >
>> > "Andreas Roeder" wrote:
>> >
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;235009
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Ich habe nichts gemacht, gestern gings noch!
>> >> Bitte in den Newsgroup antworten damit jeder etwas davon hat.
>> >> Bravestar@Datenschutzministerium.de
>> >> "RayBccul--" <RayBccul@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im 
>> >> Newsbeitrag
>> >> news:03E1313A-2FCF-490C-BC2A-E6FE32B7BA5D@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Thanks for the tip Diane. Unfortunately, that did not solve our
>> >> > problem.
>> >> We
>> >> > deleted the extend.dat, restarted Outlook and got the same message. 
>> >> > Any
>> >> other
>> >> > ideas?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks...Ray
>> >> >
>> >> > "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > find and delete extend.dat - C:\Documents and
>> >> Settings\username\Application
>> >> > > Data\Microsoft\Outlook. You can easily access it by pasting
>> >> > > %USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook in the Address 
>> >> > > bar
>> >> > > of
>> >> your
>> >> > > browser or Windows Explorer.
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > --
>> >> > > Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> >> > > Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
>> >> > > Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
>> >> > > Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>> >> > > Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>> >> > > Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/
>> >> > >
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>> >> > >
>> >> > > "Ray" <Ray@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> > > news:D3F0D775-7A0C-4529-9DB1-1F4342CC14FD@microsoft.com...
>> >> > > >I recently upgraded some clients to Office 2003 from Office 2000. 
>> >> > > >I
>> >> > > >had
>> >> 2
>> >> > > >of
>> >> > > > them that, upon launching Outlook, get an error dialog that says
>> >> > > > "The
>> >> file
>> >> > > > [path to user directory]\[a bunch of chinese characters] is not 
>> >> > > > a
>> >> valid
>> >> > > > office add-in". Clicking OK allows them to go into Outlook and 
>> >> > > > they
>> >> have
>> >> > > > no
>> >> > > > problems.
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > While troubleshooting I went into Advanced settings and looked 
>> >> > > > at
>> >> > > > the
>> >> > > > Add-in
>> >> > > > manager. I didn't see any add-ins that looked wrong so I checked
>> >> > > > the
>> >> COM
>> >> > > > add-ins and got the same error. After clicking the OK button, 
>> >> > > > the
>> >> addin
>> >> > > > dialog came up but nothing showed in the view to remove.
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > Does anyone have any hints on what this might be or how to get 
>> >> > > > rid
>> >> > > > of
>> >> it?
>> >> > > > Although it doesn't adversly affect Outlook it is a pain to have 
>> >> > > > to
>> >> > > > dismiss
>> >> > > > the error every time you launch.
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
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