Outlook 2k3 Business Contact Manager with Small Bus Server 2000

[Guest]

Can I use Outlook 2003 w/ Business Contact Manager with Small Business Server
2000 Exchange Server. i have seen where there is a patch for 2003 Small
Business Server. I wondered about 2000 though?

Also instead of buying the entire office package, If I purchased Outlook
2003 byitself, does Business Contact Manager come with it, is it just an
add-on available on the CD?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Microsoft officially does not support using BCM with an Outlook profile that
includes an Exchange account, unless that account is on a Small Business
Server 2003 machine and you have installed the corresponding patch for BCM
from http://support.microsoft.com/?id=831747. If you add a BCM database to a
profile that includes Exchange from any other environment, the next time you
start Outlook, BCM will remove the database from the profile. However, as
described at http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/bcm.htm, it is possible to
install the patch and then hack the registry to make BCM work with a profile
that contains Exchange even if it isn't SBS 2003.

BCM is available only as part of Office 2003 Pro and Small Business Edition,
not standalone Outlook 2003.

 

[Guest]

Thanks you for a quick answer, much appreciated.

Microsoft officially does not support using BCM with an Outlook profile that
includes an Exchange account, unless that account is on a Small Business
Server 2003 machine and you have installed the corresponding patch for BCM
from http://support.microsoft.com/?id=831747. If you add a BCM database to a
profile that includes Exchange from any other environment, the next time you
start Outlook, BCM will remove the database from the profile. However, as
described at http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/bcm.htm, it is possible to
install the patch and then hack the registry to make BCM work with a profile
that contains Exchange even if it isn't SBS 2003.

BCM is available only as part of Office 2003 Pro and Small Business Edition,
not standalone Outlook 2003.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers