VS2003, VS2005 and AddIn not Being Loaded

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TCook - 14 May 2006 20:00 GMT

Hello All,

I have both VS2003 & VS2005 installed. I am trying to edit an MS Word AddIn
built in VS2003. I have added the winword.exe.config file which allows the
addin to launch MS Word without crashing when running inside of VS2003.

However, my code isn't being hit. I have put breakpoints, etc. and it
appears that the addin is not being loaded at all.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Any ideas?

Thanks & Regards,

TC

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TCook - 15 May 2006 03:19 GMT

Hey Folks,

I have solved the issue and will detail the process below:

1) For addins, place a config file prefixed with the name of the application
in its folder (i.e. for MS Word winword.exe.config) that contains the
following:

<configuration>
<startup>
<requiredRuntime version="v1.1.4322" safemode="true" />
</startup>
</configuration>

2) Make sure that the addin hasn't been disabled. Under MS Word, this list
can be found under the 'About' dialog box. Remove the addin from this list.

3) Make sure that the "LoadBehavior" registry key is set to "3" under the
following registry directory:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Word\Addins\[AddInName].Connect

4) Make sure that the addin is set to run under "Debug" mode via the
"Configuration Manager" from within VS2003. This can found under Project ->
Properties -> Configuration Manager -> Active Solution Configuration.

I hope that the above helps others encountering the same issues.

Best Regards,

TC

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