How to bypass the security patch using Outlook Redemption to save an Outlook Item

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I am currently working on an application that can extract items from PST files and save it to a specified location. Right now I am using provided Microsoft.Office.Outlook.Interop to do this.

Here is some code that I use to save a contact Item. The code is similar for all the items that I am using.

VB

Dim objitem As Object
If TypeOf objItem Is Outlook.ContactItem Then
            'Get out contacts
            ContactItem = CType(objItem, Outlook.ContactItem)
            strSaveName = (ContactItem.FullName.ToString) & ".vcf"
            ContactItem.SaveAs(strFolderPath & "\" & (strSaveName),   Outlook.OlSaveAsType.olVCard)
        End If

However when I try to save the item using the SaveAs() method, the security prompt will popup asking me to allow the application to use Outlook for a certain period of time. (1,5,10 min) if I am not wrong. I understand that Outlook redemption can bypass this. How should I do it?

Regards,

Adeeb

Posted 21-Aug-12 15:34pm

chilipadiboy

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2012-08-21T16:24:00

Solution 1

Why don't you ask the guys who made Redemption?? Here's the link[^].

After all, they would know the product better than anyone here.

If you have specific questions about a 3rd party library, you're best source of information on how to use that library is the manufacturer of it.

Posted 21-Aug-12 16:24pm

Dave Kreskowiak

chilipadiboy · Answer 2 · 2012-08-21T22:11:00

I have already tried asking but so far I've had no reply. My email might have gotten lost somewhere. Anyway I have found a dirty walkaround.

Basically I have to edit the registry key that controls the ObjectModelGuard. Using VB.net I set it to 0 like so*:

VB

regvalue = My.Computer.Registry.GetValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Security", "ObjectModelGuard", Nothing)
                If regvalue = Nothing Or regvalue = 0 Then
                    My.Computer.Registry.SetValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Security", "ObjectModelGuard", 2)
                End If

Easy peasy. Outlook redemption is probably safer though but I think this tiny piece of code is worth not going through all the trouble of declaring everything as safeobjects.

Regards,

Adeeb

*Note that this only works for 64 bit computers running Outlook 2010.

32 bit computers do not have the Wow6432Node so the registry key to alter will probably be

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Security

Also if you are not running Outlook 2010 but 2007 or earlier this key might be in 12.0 (2007) or even 11.0(I don't know what version this is)