Some applications are incompatible with a Click-to-Run installation of Outlook 2010
Original KB number: 981242
Symptoms
Some applications are incompatible with a Click-to-Run installation of Outlook 2010. For example, Windows Mobile Device Center or Exchange ActiveSync doesn't detect Outlook 2010 as installed.
More information
For more information about extensibility support matrix for the Outlook platform on Click-to-Run, see the following table.
Extensibility feature | Click-to-Run on a 32-bit version of operating system without Outlook installed | Click-to-Run on a 32-bit version of operating system with Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 or earlier versions installed | Click-to-Run on a 32-bit version of operating system with Outlook 2010 installed | Click-to-Run on a 64-bit version of operating system without Outlook installed | Click-to-Run on a 64-bit version of operating system with 32-bit version of Outlook installed | Click-to-Run on a 64-bit version of operating system with 64-bit version of Outlook installed |
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Outlook add-ins that use Outlook Object Model (OM) | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Add-ins should work, with the understanding that older add-ins might break because of deprecation of command bars in Outlook 2010, not load or install because of setup issues, or other compatibility issues. |
External applications that use Outlook OM only | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Outlook add-ins that use Outlook OM and extended MAPI | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
External applications that use simple MAPI MAPISendMail | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Not supported |
External applications that use simple MAPI calls other than MAPISendMail | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
External applications that use extended MAPI | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Mailto protocol handler | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |