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How to Enable VSTO Errors/Alerts

Issue:

Colligo Email Manager is not functioning properly and there is no dialog to explain what the issue may be.

Resolution:

There is a Windows environment variable called VSTO_SUPPRESSDISPLAYALERTS that you can enable to display Outlook and VSTO error messages when VSTO add-ins are being loaded.

To enable the variable:

1. Close Outlook.

2. From the Start button, right-click Computer and select Properties from the contextual menu.

3. In the Control Panel Home section, click Advanced system settings. The System Properties dialog displays:



4. On the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables. The Environment Variables dialog displays:



5. In the System variables section, click New to display the New System Variable dialog:




6. In the Variable name field, enter VSTO_SUPPRESSDISPLAYALERTS. In the Variable value field, enter “0”.

7. Click OK.

8. Launch Outlook. Ensure the Colligo Email Manager add-in is enabled.

Article Published: February 13th, 2012 - Last modified: March 28th, 2012

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