Outlook 2010 beta

[kn1ghtr1der]

Hi. When using Import to install CSV addressbook from previous office
versions error message INVALID SAM ID appears. Internet search brings no
answer. Microsoft Office, 2010, Technet all the sites have no answer. How do
I import my addressbook in to Outlook 2010 beta? Thanks.

 

[Russ Valentine]

Since Outlook does not even have an address book, one must wonder what you
are trying to do and how.
Why would you change the format of your Outlook data?
Why not use a valid method for data transfer?

 

[Karl Timmermans]

Google search on term "Invalid SAM ID" will return a variety of results.

"Outlook 2010 Beta Error: Invalid SAM ID"
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/office2010/thread/00154952-b632-4703-b4c1-4d3e07ef4332

or
"Invalid SAM ID"
http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-3863395.php

or
Outlook 2010 Beta [Solved] (on import/export)
http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-203509-outlook-2010-beta


All things aside, an addressbook is not installed via any kind of "import"
just
to clarify terminology (you would however import contact info into a
contact
folder which can be added to the Outlook AddressBook)

Karl
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Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
ContactGenie - QuickPort/DataPort/Exporter/Toolkit/Duplicate Contact Mgr
"Contact import/export/data management tools for Outlook '2000/2010"
http://www.contactgenie.com

 

[kn1ghtr1der]

Hi. I have exported my addressbook in CSV format and imported it in to every
office version so far except 2010. Why does it have the Import facility if it
doesn't Import? An internet search about INVALID SAM ID just says to do the
same as I have already stated putting me in a loop! Are you saying that i
have to create a folder called Contacts before it will allow the import? If
thats the case why has it changed after all these versions and years to be so
damned awkward, sometimes if it's not broken don't fix it - leave it alone!
Do I now have to transfer each individual contact seperately to each field?

 

[Russ Valentine]

Why would you do that? That has never been a valid or supported method for
Outlook data transfer. There isn't even an address book in Outlook you could
export.
Use the valid, supported methods for data transfer that you should have been
using all along and that are documented here daily.
The file you need is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the
mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

 

[Karl Timmermans]

Re: "Hi. I have exported my addressbook in CSV format and imported it in to
every
office version so far except 2010"

Perhaps you could share exactly what you selected with the "precise" steps
you
followed to accomplish the above. Having a little familiarity with the
topic of
contact import/export as it relates to Outlook - a little unclear about the
above
description since there is no facility to "import/export" an "addressbook"
that
I'm aware of (and the import/export functionality hasn't changed between
any version of Outlook since O'2000 - or perhaps even since O'98). Only
difference in O'2010 is import/export functionality is not located in the
most
intuitive location but beyond that - hasn't changed in terms of
capabilities).

The above request is neither a challenge nor a criticism - purely a request
to
"standardize/normalize" the terminology used so that everyone reading this
is working from the same page of understanding - the first step to
resolving
anything.

Karl
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____________________________________________________________
Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
ContactGenie - QuickPort/DataPort/Exporter/Toolkit/Duplicate Contact Mgr
"Contact import/export/data management tools for Outlook '2000/2010"
http://www.contactgenie.com