Microsoft KB Archive/938884

= The Live Meeting menu may not appear after you install the Live Meeting 2005 Add-in for PowerPoint or the Live Meeting 2005 Add-in for Outlook =

Article ID: 938884

Article Last Modified on 11/12/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Live Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Outlook
 * Microsoft Office Live Meeting Add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint
 * Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2005

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SYMPTOMS
You install the Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2005 Add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint or the Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2005 Add-in for Microsoft Outlook. After you do this, the Microsoft Office Live Meeting menu may not appear.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use one or more of the following methods in the order that they are presented.

Method 1: Exit and then restart Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft PowerPoint
If the installation wizard did not prompt you to exit Outlook or PowerPoint before you installed the add-in, you must restart Outlook or PowerPoint to see the Live Meeting menu.

If you still experience the issue, go to Method 2.

In Outlook
To determine whether the add-in is listed as a disabled item in Outlook, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open Outlook.
 * 2) On the Help menu, click About Microsoft Office Outlook.
 * 3) In the About Microsoft Office Outlook dialog box, click Disabled Items.
 * 4) If the Live Meeting Add-in for Outlook is listed, select it, and then click Enable.
 * 5) Restart Outlook.

In PowerPoint
To determine whether the add-in is listed as a disabled item in PowerPoint, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open PowerPoint.
 * 2) On the Help menu, click About Microsoft Office PowerPoint.
 * 3) In the About Microsoft Office PowerPoint dialog box, click Disabled Items.
 * 4) If the Live Meeting Add-in for PowerPoint is listed, select it, and then click Enable.
 * 5) Restart PowerPoint.

If you still experience the issue, go to Method 3.

In Outlook
To uninstall and then reinstall the Outlook add-in, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, click Run, type appwiz.cpl in the Open box, and then click OK.

The Add or Remove Programs window appears.
 * 1) In the Currently installed programs list, click Microsoft Office Live Meeting Add-in Pack, and then click Remove.
 * 2) Restart the computer.
 * 3) Reinstall the add-in.

In PowerPoint
To uninstall and then reinstall the PowerPoint add-in, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, click Run, type appwiz.cpl in the Open box, and then click OK.

The Add or Remove Programs window appears.
 * 1) In the Currently installed programs list, click Microsoft Office Live Meeting Add-in for PowerPoint, and then click Remove.
 * 2) Restart the computer.
 * 3) Reinstall the add-in.

If you still experience the issue, go to Method 4.

Method 4: Verify that all critical updates and product updates are installed
To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open Outlook or PowerPoint.
 * 2) On the Help menu, click Check for Updates. Install all the required critical updates and product updates.
 * 3) Exit Outlook or PowerPoint, and then close all opened Web browser windows.
 * 4) Open Outlook or PowerPoint.
 * 5) Uninstall and then reinstall the add-in.

If you still experience the issue, go to Method 5.

Method 5: Run the &quot;Detect and Repair&quot; feature
To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open Outlook or PowerPoint.
 * 2) On the Help menu, click Detect and Repair. Run the &quot;Detect and Repair&quot; feature.
 * 3) Exit Outlook or PowerPoint, and then close all opened Web browser windows.
 * 4) Open Outlook or PowerPoint.

If you still experience the issue, go to Method 6.

Method 6: Reset the menu configuration file
This method forces Outlook or PowerPoint to lose the Live Meeting menu settings and then to rediscover them.

For more information about how to reset the menu configuration file in Outlook and in PowerPoint, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

193006 How to reset personal menus in Office XP and Office 2000 programs

Important You must use the &quot;Add or Remove Programs&quot; feature to remove the add-in before you try the methods that are described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 193006.

Use Method 1 in Knowledge Base article 193006 to remove customer menu settings and to restore the default settings. Then, reinstall the add-in.

If you still experience the issue, use Method 2 in Knowledge Base article 193006 to rename the existing PIP file for PowerPoint or for Outlook. This procedure resets the menu settings for PowerPoint or for Outlook. These menu settings include the Live Meeting add-in menu.

Additional query words: addin add-in add in powerpoint ppt pwp power point menu plug pip 619

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