Registering an Add-In

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In order to use an add-in and display it in the Add-In Manager, you must first register it on your machine.

Registering an add-in

1. Copy the add-in to your machine.
   
   
2. Register the component by running Regsvr32.exe on the add-in.

   Note   This process registers the class ID (CLSID) and programmatic ID (progID), so that the add-in is CoCreatable.

3. Open the Add-In Manager from the Tools menu. (If the Add-In Manager is already open, close and open it again.)
   
   
4. If the new add-in is displayed in the Add-In Manager list of add-ins, you have successfully registered the add-in.
   
   
5. If the add-in was not displayed in the Add-In Manager, continue with the following steps:
   • Invoke Regedit and find the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\6.0\Addins.
     
     
   • Create a new subkey (select the Addins node and then New and Key from the Edit menu) using the propID as its name.

   Note   If you've registered add-ins in Visual Basic before, this name is the same as the one you've entered in the vbaddin.ini file.

   • Select the new key, right-click the right pane of Regedit, and select New on the context menu. Select String, enter Friendlyname and press RETURN. The new named value is selected; press RETURN again and enter the name of the add-in as you want it displayed in the Add-In Manager. Select New and String again, but this time enter Description. Use the same procedure for the name to enter a description of the add-in. Select String, New, and enter LoadBehavior. Use 0 for this value. Finally, select New and Integer, and enter LoadBehavior.
     
     
   • Exit Regedit and open the Add-In Manager to see the name and description of your new add-in. (If the Add-In Manager is already open, close it and open it again.)