Installation Troubleshooting
Check if the Add-in is Disabled
- In Outlook's Account Information screen, check Slow and Disabled Add-ins and make sure that the Act-On plugin is always enabled.
- Next, navigate to Options > Add-ins
- Click Go next to Manage: COM Add-ins
- Make sure that the check box for the Act-On Outlook Extension is selected
Update Visual Studio and .NET Framework
If you continue to see error messages during setup, we recommend trying these technical steps:
- Begin by closing Outlook
- Install/Update/Repair Visual Studio 2010 by following these steps:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48217 - Install/Update/Repair Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 by following these steps:
https://www.microsoft.com/net/download/dotnet-framework-runtime - Install the AOA plugin again, making sure that you do so as an Admin user
Reinstall the Plugin
If the plugin is still not loading:
- Uninstall the plugin and install it again
- Get the log file from the following folder on your computer:
C:\Users\YOUR_USER\AppData\Local\Acton\ActonOutlookExtension\ActonOutlookExtension.log (make sure to replace "YOUR_USER" with the relevant user name)
If creating a ticket, make sure to attach this file to your request
Following these steps first will speed up the resolution of your issue.
Other Errors
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.
Login Errors
In order to login via the Outlook Plugin, please ensure your password for Act-On does not contain any special characters. If this is currently set as a policy under your account profile, this restriction will have to be adjusted in order to use the plugin.
Other Issues - Uninstall
If the plugin is not loading or not functioning as expected, the best way to resolve is to uninstall it and then re-install.
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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