Sometimes errors occur when installing the Act-On Anywhere Outlook Add-In. This article reviews the known issues and solutions.
If you are experiencing an error that is described on this article, you may proceed straight to that section for specific steps.
If you are not sure what the problem is, or if the error you are having is not described on this page, start with uninstalling and reinstalling the plugin.
Initial Troubleshooting
Uninstall and Reinstall Act-On Outlook Extension
Many errors during installation are resolved with a clean installation. Please review and follow these specific instructions when reinstalling.
- Go to Add or remove programs
- Uninstall the two Act-On applications in the order below:
- Uninstall the plugin first
- Uninstall the installer next
- Delete any existing setup.exe files from Act-On that you have currently
- Download and Install the Act-On plugin following our installation instructions
- When you open setup.exe, right-click and choose Run as Administrator
If you have done this and are still having trouble, next review the known errors below to see if these describe the problem you are having.
You can also contact our Technical Support team using the form below.
Errors during Installation
There was an error during installation: Downloading file ... did not succeed
There are several causes for this kind of error, each described below with a solution.
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Cause: Your network is behind a firewall that is blocking the download. Solution: Ask your IT administrator to approve Act-On’s domains for the Outlook plugin. Once they have confirmed this is done, uninstall and reinstall the plugin. |
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Cause: Your local machine is blocking the site. Solution: Add Act-On to your Trusted Sites
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Cause: You are using an older version of the installer (setup.exe). Solution: Use the newest version.
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If you are still experiencing this error after doing the above steps, click on Details in the notice and copy the error text. Contact our support team using the form below and provide the full text of the error message.
I Installed the plugin, but it isn’t showing in Outlook.
When this happens, the add-in may be disabled.
First, review the disabled Add-Ins:
- Open Outlook
- Go to File > Info
- Click to open Slow and Disabled COM Add-ins
- Find Act-On Outlook Extension
- Under Options, select Always enable this add-in and click Apply
Next, enable the Act-On Outlook Extension:
- Navigate to File > Options > Add-ins
- Next to Manage: COM Add-ins, click Go
- Check the box for Act-On Outlook Extension
- Click OK
Errors during Plugin Use
Login Errors
Please ensure your password for Act-On does not contain any special characters. If this is required as part of the password security policy for your Act-On account, this setting must be adjusted in order to use the plugin. Ask your Act-On Administrator for help adjusting the password policy.
Missing Notifications
System Notifications are configured in several different locations. Review the following settings to ensure you can receive your Notifications from Act-On:
Act-On Anywhere Settings
Live Notifications must be turned on
- Open Outlook
- Go to Act-On Anywhere
- Check the box to turn on Live Notifications
Additionally, the Act-On Message you send must have both Record and Notification checked in the New Message window.
Operating System Settings
The available settings for system notifications will vary by operating system.
The following instructions apply to Windows 10.
Notifications & actions settings
- Go to Settings and search for Notifications & actions settings
- Turn On Get Notifications from apps and other senders
- Under Get notifications from these senders, turn notifications On for Outlook
- Click on Outlook to see more notification settings. We recommend the following:
- Notifications On
- Show notification banners On
- Show notifications in action center On
Focus Assist
- Go to Settings and search for Focus assist settings
- Review your settings here to make sure you have not inadvertently silenced your notifications with settings such as:
- Notification Settings
- Priority Only > If you use this, is Outlook a priority?
- Alarms Only
- Automatic Rules
- During these times
- When I’m at home
- Notification Settings
- Go to the Action Center and make sure Focus Assist is turned Off (it will be highlighted if it is On)
Network Settings
Contact your company’s IT team to ask if you are working behind a firewall. Ask your IT team to approve Act-On’s domains listed in this page. Firewalls may block Act-On’s notifications if this is not completed.
Outlook continues to crash
If the plugin crashes and becomes disabled, first follow these instructions from above to ensure it does not auto-disable.
If you have done this and the plugin is constantly crashing Outlook, check for your settings for any other plugins that have been installed. Act-On cannot guarantee compatibility with third-party Outlook plugins. You may need to disable these in order to use Act-On Anywhere.
- Go to File > Options > Add-ins
- Review the Active Application Add-ins
- Click Go next to Manage COM Add-Ins
- Un-check each third-party plugin to disable
- Click OK
- Restart Outlook
If this does not resolve the issue, contact support using our form below.
Contact Support
How to Locate Act-On Anywhere Plugin Log Files
When contacting our support team, we may request log files from your computer. This information is a key component to troubleshooting.
- To obtain this file, open Windows Explorer
- Enter this location in the address bar, and hit Enter:
C:\%USERPROFILE%\appdata\local\Acton\ActonOutlookExtension
You will see a log file saved for each day the plugin was active. Today’s log does not have a date on the file name.
Provide the log file(s) for the date(s) where you experienced the issue you are reporting.
Comments
6 comments
The plugin logs me out every day and so it is hard to manage I won't track all the emails unless I'm actively checking every hour that I'm still logged in. This is not a productive user experience or tool
Hi Philip - thanks for letting us know. I'm going to open a support ticket for you as this is definitely not the intended behavior! Our team will get in touch with you shortly.
Missing Notifications
Check the settings on your operating system. The notification comes as a system pop-up via the Outlook application. There should be a Notifications screen in your computer's settings that controls how these pop-ups appear.
I had to reinstall act-on plug in for outlook. Prior to the re-install I was getting notifications and they would stay logged until I removed them. Now I am not getting even the pop-up notifications?
Hi Jennifer - Thanks for reaching out. This may still be a matter of updating your computer settings as the article mentions, but I'm passing this along to our support team for further research. They'll follow up with you by email.
After installing the add-on, everytime I launch new email window, I am getting following error:
To help prevent malicious code from running,one or more objects in this form were not loaded. For more information, contact your administrator.
Hi Darshak! It sounds like your IT may have additional security policies in place that are affecting the plugin. If you've tried the troubleshooting on this page and that hasn't resolved this issue, our support team can help walk you through some other options.
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