This issue has been popping up from time to time. It affects those who are diligent with their windows updates. If you have found that Word or Outlook integration just doesn’t work and gives a cryptic error, try the tips below. The issue is when the TM Plugins for Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) give the following error: “Unable to Load Time Matters Integration.”
The following is the fix that the Support Team was able to find to use to resolve it:
The root cause of the issue has been identified and there is a work around for the issue. The issue is related to Office update 15.0.4753.1002 which was released on 9/8/15. The work around is to roll back to the previous update. Below are the commands to roll back.
1. Open CMD as Admin.
2. Enter one of the following:
a. cd “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX86” for 32 bit versions of office
b. cd “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64” for 64 bit versions of office
3. Press Enter.
4. Enter the following officec2rclient.exe /update user updatetoversion=15.0.4745.1002
5. Press enter.
6. Once Office is done updating, you should be able TM Save in Office.
Firms will want to disable Microsoft Office’s Auto Update until a fix is available to prevent the issue from returning. You can find these steps at https://support.office.com/en-in/article/Change-recommended-update-and-diagnostic-settings-3a0412a1-30b6-4885-b1d2-c259d4cf9872?CorrelationId=7c7a09e1-c4e9-46b1-84ba-ae9415583b07&ui=en-US&rs=en-IN&ad=IN
The issue seems to be limited to Time Matters version 14.X and Click to Run versions of Office. If you encounter the issue on a non-Click to Run version of office, please contact LexisNexis Support to troubleshoot.