• It emulates the Microsoft^® Agent server and the Microsoft^® Agent ActiveX control.

• It supports existing Microsoft^® Agent characters, including Microsoft^® Office Assistant characters.

• It implements the Agent Server and Agent ActiveX Control programming interfaces, so it can be used with no changes to existing applications.

• It's available in both 32–bit and 64–bit versions.

• For development and testing purposes, it also runs on Windows® XP and Windows® Vista.

For more information, visit the Double Agent web site.

Download and Install

• Download one of these installation packages:
  • The 32–bit package for 32–bit Windows XP, 32–bit Windows Vista, or 32–bit Windows 7.
  • The 64–bit package for 64–bit Windows Vista or 64–bit Windows 7.  It includes the both the 32–bit and 64–bit versions to support 32–bit applications on 64–bit Windows.
• Open the downloaded package to start the Microsoft Installer, then just follow the installation instructions.

Using Double Agent

• On Windows XP and Windows Vista, Double Agent is initially installed without affecting Microsoft^® Agent.
  • To use an existing application with Double Agent, open the Double Agent control panel and go to the Emulation page.
  • Click Use Double Agent.  The system registry will be updated to redirect all Microsoft^® Agent components to the corresponding Double Agent components .  Any application that uses the Microsoft^® Agent server or control will now use the Double Agent server or control (using CoTreatAs).
  • To reverse this process, click Use Microsoft Agent.  The component redirections will be removed from the system registry.
• On Windows 7
  • If Microsoft^® Agent is not installed Double Agent will automatically emulate Microsoft^® Agent.
  • If Microsoft^® Agent is installed, follow the above instructions for Windows Vista.
• If you install both Microsoft^® Agent (hotfix KB969168) and Double Agent on Windows 7, Microsoft^® Agent MUST be installed first.
  • If you've already installed Double Agent, uninstall it before installing the Microsoft^® Agent hotfix.
  • If you accidentally install them in the wrong order, you must uninstall the Microsoft^® Agent hotfix first, uninstall Double Agent second, then install them in the correct order.
  • When the Microsoft^® Agent hotfix is installed on Windows 7, Double Agent's ability to emulate Microsoft^® Agent is limited (see the Double Agent control panel Emulation page for details).

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