On Dec 6, 1:46 pm, "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]"
wrote:
In this case you can skip installing the PIA or ignore the installer error
but that leaves you open in other cases to not having the PIA installed at
all in which case your code would roll over dead.

For Outlook 2007 the rule is that if the Framework is already installed when
Office is installed the PIAs are automatically installed, otherwise it's an
option in the installation. So Vista installations which have Framework 3.0
installed by default automatically install the PIAs, WinXP less so.

Have you reviewed the installation and deployment instructions for VSTO 2005
SE starting athttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb332051.aspx? You
really need prerequisite checks and bootstrapper checks for previous
installation of not only the PIAs but also the Framework, the VSTO runtime
and the VSTO language pack if you want error messages in languages other
than English. The same applies to any other requirements or prerequisites
you might have for your project.

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Ken Slovak
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Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
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"Ronnie" wrote in message

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Ken,

You're right. There is a previous installation of PIA. It seemd to
have been installed as part of Office 2007 Small Business (at least on
the same date). For some reason, the installer does not detect the
previous installation and tries to install on top of it (they have the
same verison number). The install.log file says that PIA is not
installed. Should we just skip PIA installation and just install VSTO
2005 SE runtime?

Thanks,

Ronnie- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks Ken. I'll review the documentation.

I've tried to manually run VSTO SE runtime installation, but it
complained about not being able to find installed version of Office.
Is Office Small business not enough as a prerequisite ?

Thanks,

Ronnie