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Typical problems

Florian Stallmann edited this page Sep 3, 2022 · 4 revisions

Black console window / Registration doesn't work

  • Close CMD/console window
  • Close all Office applications
  • Open task manager and make sure no PowerPoint process is running, otherwise terminate it
  • Try running installer\install.bat again

Addin doesn't load / show up

  • Unregister via installer\uninstall.bat
  • Register again via installer\install.bat
  • Check if BKT is available and active in Options -> Addins -> COM-Addins

Addin still doesn't load / is disabled

  • Office disables Addins that crashed before
  • Go to Options > Add-Ins > Select "Disabled Items" > Click Go > Remove BKT from dialog
  • Alternatively, open regedit and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\powerpoint\Resiliency\DisabledItems and remove all entries referring to BKT.

Import or loading errors

  • Delete all cache files in resources\cache
  • Delete all settings files in resources\settings
  • Delete config.txt in main BKT folder (make backup before!)
  • Unregister via installer\uninstall.bat
  • Register again via installer\install.bat

No addin in Excel, Word, Outlook, Visio

  • Excel + Visio:
    • Activate addin via Options -> Addins -> COM-Addins
    • Make sure according feature folders are installed in config.txt (e.g. bkt_visio, bkt_excel)
    • Alternatively: Just check the according toolbar during the setup process
  • Word + Outlook:
    • BKT framework also prepared for Word and Outlook, but currently no toolbars available