Re-enable SSMS Addin

Question

I'm sure this is very simple but I can't seem to find an answer to this at the moment and my googling powers have returned nothing.

I previously had an issue with an Addin and SSMS gave me the option to disable it (which I took). I have since reinstalled the plugin but it still does not appear as I previously disabled it.

Does anyone know where I can find the 'Add-In Manager' in SSMS 2008 R2 like in Visual studio?

Answer 1

For 2008 versions of SSMS you have to check this registry key: Key="HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Shell\AddIns\" You will find there 1 entry per installed add-in. Every add-in entry has setting: "LoadBehavior". Set it to "1" to make SSMS load add-in at start-up.

Answer 2

You can check and see if your add-in is located in either of these directories:

%PROGRAMDATA%\Application Data\Microsoft\MSEnvShared\Addins\

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\MSEnvShared\Addins\

I believe disabling an add-in will simply remove/move it from one or the other of those directories, or possibly change the extension.

SSMS doesn't have any official support from MS for add-in functionality, unfortunately, so is lacking in tools to manage the add-ins. They have also stated that they won't support your installation of SSMS if you have extensions installed for it. Read here for more: http://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/265567/ssms-allow-support-for-addins-as-in-visual-studio