What determines the name of registry entries under \Outlook\Resiliency\DisabledItem?

Question

I'm trying to script a way to re-enable a specific Outlook add-in via the registry (Outlook UI isn't an option since it's locked down for users).

I know the general location I need to remove a reg entry is under: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Resiliency\DisabledItem

I also know that the registry entries here contain binary values that relate to the add-in dll. I'm confused though on how the name of the registry entry is created. Is it a static value?

In short, I'm wondering if I can reliably use the name of the registry entry to check if an add-in disabled or if I should assume that the name is random and subject to change.

Answer 1

Well, I'm not very sure about the Resiliency\DisabledItem key, but I use Outlook, and I have a lot of Outlook add-ins, and I've even developed some Outlook add-ins, and I have never bothered with that particular key.

I always consulted the key:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\<Add-in Name>\
LoadBehavior = 0    REG_DWORD

0 Means the add-in is disabled. A value of 3 means the add-in automatically starts when Outlook starts.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb386106.aspx#LoadBehavior

This may or may not be relevant to you... I think this key may be for "application-level" add-ins only... but the only stuff I see in the Resiliency\DisabledItem key is binary goo, I don't know what it means, it's most likely not documented and not intended to be manually modified.