Preventing Double-Loading Outlook C.W. Billow 24.01.2006 11:06:02 Is there any Outlook Add-in that will prevent multiple copies from loading? Many add-ins cease to function properly if more than one instance of Outlook is loaded at the same time. Regards, Chuck Billow

Re: Preventing Double-Loading Outlook "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" <kenslovak[ at ]mvps.org> 24.01.2006 14:32:51 Outlook only supports 1 session. Any others listed are hung sessions. Or are you thinking of opening multiple Outlook windows (Explorers) where only 1 session is open? If multiple Explorers (folder views) then that's up to the addin developer. It certainly can be done if the addin is correctly coded. -- Ken Slovak [MVP - Outlook] http://www.slovaktech.com Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm "C.W. Billow" <CWBillow[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:717627E9-79C3-4512-B263-C39BBB0B89AC[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Is there any Outlook Add-in that will prevent multiple copies from > loading? > Many add-ins cease to function properly if more than one instance of > Outlook > is loaded at the same time. > > Regards, > Chuck Billow

Re: Preventing Double-Loading Outlook C.W. Billow 24.01.2006 19:37:15 Ken: May be just bad coding, but, for instance, iHateSpam, from Sunbelt-Software.com, and Adds 4 Outlook, from http://www.brigsoft.com both experience problems when Outlook doesn't load properly. Strangely, you know the "Accept / Refuse" type of confirm box that comes up when you are trying out software? THAT causes a lot of problems because "stuff" loading behind it doesn't a;ways account for it. Admittedly, I use a "couple" add-ins. It would certainly be nice if there was some type of add-in manager, like the startup managers that allow you to control what loads, set pauses, order of loading etc... Regards, Chuck Billow "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Outlook only supports 1 session. Any others listed are hung sessions. Or are > you thinking of opening multiple Outlook windows (Explorers) where only 1 > session is open? If multiple Explorers (folder views) then that's up to the > addin developer. It certainly can be done if the addin is correctly coded. > > -- > Ken Slovak > [MVP - Outlook] > http://www.slovaktech.com > Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 > Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options > http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm > > > "C.W. Billow" <CWBillow[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:717627E9-79C3-4512-B263-C39BBB0B89AC[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Is there any Outlook Add-in that will prevent multiple copies from > > loading? > > Many add-ins cease to function properly if more than one instance of > > Outlook > > is loaded at the same time. > > > > Regards, > > Chuck Billow > >

Re: Preventing Double-Loading Outlook "Brian Tillman" <tillman1952[ at ]yahoo.com> 24.01.2006 20:33:19 C.W. Billow <CWBillow[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > Admittedly, I use a "couple" add-ins. It would certainly be nice if > there was some type of add-in manager, like the startup managers that > allow you to control what loads, set pauses, order of loading etc... Tools>Options>Other>Adcvanced Options>Add-In Manager and COM Add-Ins don't work to allow you to contrl which addins are loaded and which are not? -- Brian Tillman

Re: Preventing Double-Loading Outlook "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" <kenslovak[ at ]mvps.org> 25.01.2006 14:24:34 If Outlook doesn't send an On_Connection event then no addin will initialize correctly. Things like ActiveSynch can do that by opening an Outlook session behind the scenes using automation. However, properly coded addins do handle things like that correctly. Brian pointed you to the COM Add-Ins manager, that would be where to control things that are installed on a user basis (in HKCU in the registry). For administrative installations in HKLM you'd have to edit the LoadBehavior setting in the registry and set it to 0 or 2 to prevent the addin from loading on Outlook startup. -- Ken Slovak [MVP - Outlook] http://www.slovaktech.com Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm "C.W. Billow" <CWBillow[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F2C33FC5-6A02-4330-A477-F05F80B98FF4[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Ken: > > May be just bad coding, but, for instance, iHateSpam, from > Sunbelt-Software.com, and Adds 4 Outlook, from http://www.brigsoft.com > both > experience problems when Outlook doesn't load properly. > > Strangely, you know the "Accept / Refuse" type of confirm box that comes > up > when you are trying out software? THAT causes a lot of problems because > "stuff" loading behind it doesn't a;ways account for it. > > Admittedly, I use a "couple" add-ins. It would certainly be nice if there > was some type of add-in manager, like the startup managers that allow you > to > control what loads, set pauses, order of loading etc... > > Regards, > Chuck Billow

Re: Preventing Double-Loading Outlook "Spyro" <spyro_dot_cotsonis[ at ]wanadoo_dot_fr> 25.01.2006 22:35:26 OfficeIns has been a life-saver for me, lists ALL addins that even the Outlook COM Addins dialog does not have. I found this when trying to get rid of Acrobat's nagging menus and toolbars that would just not hide. http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/officeins.html Spyro "C.W. Billow" <CWBillow[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F2C33FC5-6A02-4330-A477-F05F80B98FF4[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Ken: > > May be just bad coding, but, for instance, iHateSpam, from > Sunbelt-Software.com, and Adds 4 Outlook, from http://www.brigsoft.com > both > experience problems when Outlook doesn't load properly. > > Strangely, you know the "Accept / Refuse" type of confirm box that comes > up > when you are trying out software? THAT causes a lot of problems because > "stuff" loading behind it doesn't a;ways account for it. > > Admittedly, I use a "couple" add-ins. It would certainly be nice if there > was some type of add-in manager, like the startup managers that allow you > to > control what loads, set pauses, order of loading etc... > > Regards, > Chuck Billow > > "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: > >> Outlook only supports 1 session. Any others listed are hung sessions. Or >> are >> you thinking of opening multiple Outlook windows (Explorers) where only 1 >> session is open? If multiple Explorers (folder views) then that's up to >> the >> addin developer. It certainly can be done if the addin is correctly >> coded. >> >> -- >> Ken Slovak >> [MVP - Outlook] >> http://www.slovaktech.com >> Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 >> Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options >> http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm >> >> >> "C.W. Billow" <CWBillow[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:717627E9-79C3-4512-B263-C39BBB0B89AC[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > Is there any Outlook Add-in that will prevent multiple copies from >> > loading? >> > Many add-ins cease to function properly if more than one instance of >> > Outlook >> > is loaded at the same time. >> > >> > Regards, >> > Chuck Billow >> >>

RE: Preventing Double-Loading Outlook C.W. Billow 26.01.2006 03:56:01 Guys: Past maybe being able to help the situation with OfficeIns (thanks Spyro), seems that this issue ain't gonna be solved on my watch... too complicated with too many people/variables in the soup... Thanks, Chuck "C.W. Billow" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Is there any Outlook Add-in that will prevent multiple copies from loading? > Many add-ins cease to function properly if more than one instance of Outlook > is loaded at the same time. > > Regards, > Chuck Billow