Cannot See Insure++ in VS as Non-Admin

Billy McMullin

For users who wish to install Insure++ versions 7.4.9 and below as Administrator, and users (without administrator rights) to use Insure++, please follow steps carefully to register Insure++ into Visual Studio:

1. Install Insure++
2. Start Visual Studio
3. Load one of the example projects in the Insure++ installation directory (Editor_Demo)
4. Instrument and Run the example project
5. Exit the example project
6. Close Visual Studio
7. Log on as the User and run the application call insfixreg.exe from the command prompt. This should be located in the Insure++ installation directory.

This will allow all Users to see the Insure++ toolbar as well be able to instrument their projects.

Problem:
There are times that the above method won't allow users to see the Insure++ toolbar. The reason is not because of Insure++, but may depend on how the machine's path is setup.

Solution:
insfixreg.exe utilizes the Microsoft program called "regsvr32.exe". If the Microsoft Windows Operating System you are using is a 64-bit platform then "regsvr32.exe maybe installed on a couple of locations.

Keep in mind that Visual Studio is a 32-bit application, so we need to be able to run the 32-bit version of regsvr32.exe.

From the command prompt, type

where regsvr32

This will echo to the terminal where the application is residing. Keep in mind that it is echo the first instance it comes across that is in your PATH. You may have one of the following string echo to the terminal:

C:\Windows\System32 (This is the 64-bit version of the application)
C:\Windows\SysWOW64 (This is the 32-bit version of the application)

You need to execute the 32-bit version of this application by performing the following sets at the command prompt

cd \Windows\SysWOW64
regsvr32.exe -i:10.0 -n InsureVC7AddIn.dll (Where "10.0" is the version of Visual Studio you are using.  VS2010 = 10.0, VS2008 = 9.0, and VS2005 = 8.0)

Start Visual Studio and the tool bar should be there.

Rich

The above may no longer apply to Insure++ version 7.4.10 and above, due to the fact that an entirely new plugin was created.

Billy McMullin

For users who wish to install Insure++ versions 7.4.10 and above as Administrator, and users (without administrator rights) to use Insure++, please follow steps carefully to register Insure++ into Visual Studio:

1. After running the installer for Insure++ and it has successfully installed, switch to the User you want to use Insure++ with.
2. After switching, navigate to the Insure++ installation directory. The default installation path is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Parasoft\insure
3. Once you have opened the Insure++ installation directory, open the 'bin' folder and run the "VSInsure" application.
4. A new window will appear, this will register Insure++ with the User so it can be used in Visual Studio.
   

The only time you will need Admin permissions is when you are going to access the Insure++ control Panel.

Billy McMullin

In order to uninstall Insure++ from Visual Studio from a non-Admin user:

1. Open each Visual Studio IDE that Insure++ was installed on.
2. Go to "Tools > Extension Manager"(Pre-VS2015) -or- "Tools > Extensions and Updates"(VS2015)
3. After the new window opens, locate the "Insure VSIX" extension and click on the uninstall button.
4. Once that is performed, proceed with the normal uninstallation process for Insure++.

You will need perform steps 1-3 and for each User that installed Insure++.