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Mind Manager 6 and Outlook 2007

June 20, 2006 at 1:01 am · Filed under Software

As I mentioned yesterday MindManager’s Outlook Add-In to Export to MindManager doesn’t get on very well with Outlook 2007. Microsoft tech support gave two options:

  • Uninstall MindManager 6 and use Outlook 2007
  • Revert back to Outlook 2003 and be able to use MindManager 6

I wasn’t particularly happy with either option since I use MindManager more than Outlook, and I do quite like Outlook 2007. So I investigated how to turn off the Add-In, and here’s how:

  • Run Outlook 2007
  • Go to Tools menu / Trust Center…
  • Add-ins option. Select COM Add-ins from the Manage dropdown and click Go..
  • Look for Export to Mindjet MindManager and untick it. OK the popup.
  • Close Outlook (watch it crash) and Restart it.
  • Job done!

The snag is that if I do want to export anything from Outlook to MindManager I have to turn it back on… and if I’m totally honest I’ve kept it turned on since I use that functionality a lot!

So, yes Outlook does crash on exit still, but it’s my own choice and at least now I know what the cause is! If Outlook does hose itself, it’s totally my own fault!

PreMagination » Pauked.com » Mind Manager 6 and Outlook 2007 said,

November 5, 2006 @ 7:43 pm

[…] Many many thanks to Pauked.com who managed to fix my crashing Outlook 2007 problem, turns out it was MindManager’s addition to my Outlook install that was causing an extremely reliable and predictable (annoyingly so) crash on exit. Funnily enough, after experiencing several crashes and finding Pauked’s post, the next time I opened Outlook it offered to disable the add-in for me. Hah! Anyway, the MindManager forums acknowledge the problem but don’t offer the solution, the only other google hit I got was Pauked’s and I almost missed it, so I thought I’d add my own two cents to make it easier to find for others. For the sake of redundancy, here’s a cut’n’paste from the Pauked post… […]

PreMagination » Pauked.com » MindManager 6 and Outlook 2007 said,

November 5, 2006 @ 7:43 pm

[…] Many many thanks to Pauked.com who managed to fix my crashing Outlook 2007 problem, turns out it was MindManager’s addition to my Outlook install that was causing an extremely reliable and predictable (annoyingly so) crash on exit. Funnily enough, after experiencing several crashes and finding Pauked’s post, the next time I opened Outlook it offered to disable the add-in for me. Hah! Anyway, the MindManager forums acknowledge the problem but don’t offer the solution, the only other google hit I got was Pauked’s and I almost missed it, so I thought I’d add my own two cents to make it easier to find for others. For the sake of redundancy, here’s a cut’n’paste from the Pauked post… […]

Scotty said,

December 28, 2006 @ 6:47 pm

I have Outlook 2007 but no MindManager Add-In and MY Outlook 2007 ALWAYS crashes on exit. It also STAYS in the Windows process listing until I kill it manually.

Paul said,

December 29, 2006 @ 1:10 pm

I should add that my problems were with Beta 2 Technical refresh of Outlook 2007, I don’t have the RTM version of Office 2007 so don’t know whether it’s more stable or not.

For work use I’ve switched back to Outlook 2003 since 2007 is very slow since I have a large mailbox.

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