How do I retrieve my lost Business Contact Manager?

[Guest]

I have Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003 installed on my computer.
I've had it for over a year. I had my Business Contact Manager Add-in in
place and filled with lots of contacts. I recently installed the Microsoft
Office Small Business Accounting 2006 Tial Kit to preview if I would actually
purchase for tracking my business finanances. But what I have noticed is that
since installing just the Accounting part, my Business Contact Manager Add-in
has disappeared and so are all my conttacts . . . ARGH! I have since
uninstalled the Trial version and have re-installed the Business Contact
Manager back from my origial CD, but I simply cannot seem to get the Setup
Wizard to activate to that I can complete the installation of it for my
Outlook HELP!

 

[Guest]

Generally, a good rule of thumb is never install test software on the machine
you use for your business. And always backup your business data on a regular
basis, irrespective of your willingness to experiment with software.

Is the 2006 Trial Kit the Office 12 Beta? Did the setup install new versions
of Office applications? What's the version of SBA?

It's hard to keep track of the ever changing product names. The Beta
installs sql xpress, which can really muddy the waters where databases are
concerned.

Check to see if your database is still in this folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Business Contact Manager

The file will have an "mdf" extension.

If it is, you can reattach the database to sql server, and edit your mail
profile to use that database.