MSBCM FILE

[JAMINJACK]

I lost ny main drive and now all I have is the MSBCM file
backed up on onother disk. I have tried to restore the
file. I receive the msg. File restored successfull.
nothing is showing up. No contacts no addresses,
nothing. Does anyone know how to read this file? any
help in solving this delema is greatly appreaceted. I am
compleatly lost! I sure hope the backup file has my
contacts and addresses.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

What steps did you follow to try to restore?

 

[Guest]

I installed an new drive and reinstalled all of my
software. I whent to my D. drive with MSbusiness
contacts. Found the backup file and clicked restore. The
software told me that restore was successful and that I
needed to restart outlook to finish. So I did, what I
was told. Including opening a new database. Still no
file, database nothing I can use. The files are full of
data but I still can't access any of it. This has been
driving me nuts for a day now.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

So this was a backup file that you had made with BCM's backup command? What
about your mail profile? After you reinstalled, did you add BCM to the new
profile? Is that what you meant by "opening a new database"? It's hard to
try to reproduce a problem without knowing exactly what you did.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

Yes Sue I did I have reinstalled the software 15 times I
have read everything on the help menue and I have done
everything I can think of, to retreive the contacts file.
IF you would like I can send you a test file that I can't
load either to see if its the file or something I have
done to the file. The file size is under 700k and just
contains old info. And this file also can't be reloaded.
it too was saved at the same time as the main MSBCM file
with MSBCM.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

I don't want a test file. I'm just trying to figure out exactly how the file
was created and what you have done since then. Telling us that you read Help
and resintalled a bunch of times doesn't really fill in those blanks. I'll
see what I can do with the information you've provided so far.

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

 

[Guest]

Please be more specific on what type of information you
want. I followed all the instructions and still no data.
I have said that the only file I have is the MSBCM backup
file. I don't have a clue to as weather or not it
contains any data. I don't understand why when I restore
it nothing apppears. And I would be amazed if you could
load the 700K file and retreive the data. I personaly
beleive that MS droped the ball on this one.

 

[Guest]

As to your question how the file was created? simple I
whent to file then business database then clicked backup.

 

[jaminjack]

As to your question how was the file created and what I
have done since.



FILE, , BUSINESS DATABASE, , BACKUP. This is how I
created the file on the D drive.



1.) Installed new hard drive C: 2.) Reinstalled the
operating system. 3.) Then all software, including
Microsoft Office professional edition 2003. 4.)
Installed MS Business Contacts Manager. 5.) Then
reloaded all the data I had backed up into all the
programs. 6.) Used the restore feature, in business
contacts manager to restore the contacts. The restore
said it was successful. 7.) Still no data in outlook
business contacts manager. 8.) Read the help files, all
of them. 9.) Reinstalled everything to a fresh formatted
drive. 10.) Drove my self nuts for 15 hours. 11.) Tried
to email MS for help. While going insane. 12.) Settled
for the Mick soft forum here. 13.) Been having a
conversation with you. 14.) Still going insane. 15.)
Ripped out lamp cord and self administers electro shock
therapy multiple times. 16.) Still in a daze and totally
nuts.





Jack

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

I followed these steps and successfully restored the BCM database on a
second machine:

1. Choose File | Business Database | Backup, provide the file path, and set
no password.

2. On the 2nd machine, start Outlook and create a new profile with no email
accounts and just a .pst file in it.

3. When Outlook prompts whether I want to use BCM, I say yes and follow any
prompts, accepting the defaults.

4. On machine 2, map a network drive pointing to the drive on machine 1
where the .msbcm file was saved.

5. On machine 2, choose File | Business Database | Restore and choose the
file created in Step 1 from the mapped network drive.

6. Restart Outlook, as prompted

This restored the Accounts and Business Contacts just fine. There seems to
be some discrepancy with the Business History folder, which had 846 items on
Machine 1, but only 836 on the Machine 2 restored database.

The one thing I didn't see on your list of steps is restarting Outlook after
the Restore.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Thomas]

How do you crat a new Profile? with no email accounts

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

I don't think it matters for this purpose, but there are a bunch of ways to
do it. One is to go to Control Panel | Mail and create a new profile with no
email accounts, just a data store.

 

[Jaminjack]

Sue: You are a better person than I. Still haven't been
able to pull up any contacts. I have deturmind that 1.)
my mind has gone to mush 2.) I am still a fool. i guess
they'er gone for ever. all I get are error message's
that the files currupt.

Good luck thamas and thanks sue for everything have a
wonderfull weekend

 

[Jaminjack]

I have followed all the directions step by step and still
no data I even tried it on the file I sent you. No
contacts no email addresses. I am not sure if any data
is even in either of the files. Well I f I can't get it
running by monday then tough. I will just reload all the
software again from the beginning and dumb MSBCM in the
garbage. MSBCM had some nice features but this is
redicules nothing is showing up.