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Subject: Re: Outlook 2007 BCM will not recognize data files
Author: Bruce Church Date: 22 Oct 2010
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Author: Bruce Church Date: 22 Oct 2010
References: 1
Found workaround
Go ahead and create new BCM datatbase wherever the program wants to create it. Go to Business Contact Manager tab at the top of the Outlook Screen, click database management, click import file, choose BCM datafile and then point it to where you know your copied BCM datafile is. It will import your old data into the newly created BCM datafile. Not pretty but it worked for me.
Go ahead and create new BCM datatbase wherever the program wants to create it. Go to Business Contact Manager tab at the top of the Outlook Screen, click database management, click import file, choose BCM datafile and then point it to where you know your copied BCM datafile is. It will import your old data into the newly created BCM datafile. Not pretty but it worked for me.
> On Monday, December 21, 2009 7:02 PM BobN wrote:
> Situation: I just converted from XP Pro to Win7 Pro (format HD and clean
> install). Before installing I copied the Business Contact Manager and
> subfolders (MSSmallBusiness.ldf, MSSmallBusiness.mdf)to an external hard
> drive.
>
> I copied those files back to
> c:\users\<myname>\AppData\Loca\Microsoft\Business Contact Manager.
>
> But Outlook BCM does not recognize these files and I cannot use them.
> When I try to change the BCM data file using Account Settings|Data
> Files|Settings these files do not show up as available on my computer
> when I Select an Existing Database.
>
> When I installed Office Prof. Plus 2007 BCM under Win7 I did get an
> error message that SQL Server 2005 had compatibility problems with Win7.
> Is the problem related to this? Would it help if I upgraded to SQL
> Server 2008?
>
> How can I solve this? This BCM database is mission-critical for my business.
>
> Thanks.
> install). Before installing I copied the Business Contact Manager and
> subfolders (MSSmallBusiness.ldf, MSSmallBusiness.mdf)to an external hard
> drive.
>
> I copied those files back to
> c:\users\<myname>\AppData\Loca\Microsoft\Business Contact Manager.
>
> But Outlook BCM does not recognize these files and I cannot use them.
> When I try to change the BCM data file using Account Settings|Data
> Files|Settings these files do not show up as available on my computer
> when I Select an Existing Database.
>
> When I installed Office Prof. Plus 2007 BCM under Win7 I did get an
> error message that SQL Server 2005 had compatibility problems with Win7.
> Is the problem related to this? Would it help if I upgraded to SQL
> Server 2008?
>
> How can I solve this? This BCM database is mission-critical for my business.
>
> Thanks.
>> On Tuesday, December 22, 2009 9:05 AM BobN wrote:
>> On 12/21/2009 7:02 PM, BobN wrote:
>>
>> By serendipity I found a solution. I copied the data files into the
>> correct folder as described above, then installed Office Pro 2007. Upon
>> starting Outlook asked me to select the existing database and voila, it
>> loaded.
>>
>> I cannot imagine why MS has not posted this problem on the Solutions
>> website as I have seen many other people with similar problems.
>>
>> By serendipity I found a solution. I copied the data files into the
>> correct folder as described above, then installed Office Pro 2007. Upon
>> starting Outlook asked me to select the existing database and voila, it
>> loaded.
>>
>> I cannot imagine why MS has not posted this problem on the Solutions
>> website as I have seen many other people with similar problems.
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