Desktop Manager unofficial workaround

Notes/Domino 8 Forum

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Below is a work around for Desktop Manager to recognize your Notes 8. Essentially, you have to create a 6.0 or 7.0 key that mimics that of your 8.0 settings. You may have to do this workaround if you want to get Desktop Manager working against 8.0 before RIM officially supports it.

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Blackberry Desktop Manager 4.2 installs fine. When I attempt to launch the application, I receive the following error when only a Notes\8.0 key exists in the Windows registry:

To work around this issue, I create either a 6.0 or 7.0 key with the appropriate path information. When I restart Blackberry Desktop Manager, it then presents me with the Lotus Notes Login dialog.

Here is a peek at my registry settings: