Outlook 2003 - Business Contact Manager

[Darcie]

I am trying to evaluate the new Business Contact Manager
tool in Outlook 2003. After my upgrade installation is
complete, I recieve a message that says
(paraphrased) "business contact manager doesn't support
Microsof Exchange Server Accounts. . . . you must create
a new profile that doesn't contain a Microsoft Exchange
Server account."

Our network is running:
Exchange 2003
Windows 2003 Server

 

[Darcie]

Oops -- I forgot the questions.

1. If I create a new profile (I am using XP) what will
happen to my current profile? Will I login using the new
profile?

2. What will happen with my current email account? Will
I need to create a new email account?

Maybe I just don't understand what this message really
means. . . . can someone clarify?

Thanks so much. . .

 

[Patricia Cardoza - [MVP Outlook]]

The profile they are talking about is a mail profile, not a Windows profile.

You can create a new profile through Control Panels, Mail Icon.

You cannot have an Exchange SErver account in the profile. It sounds like
you're connected to a corporate Exchange Server. If that's the case, you
need to create a profile that doesn't connect to Exchange (which probably
means it won't have email capabilities).

That said, if you're connected to Exchange Server using cached mode, you can
actually get some unsupported connectvity.

BCM will work with a patch intended to make it work against the Exchange
component of the Small Business Server package. You can find information
about that patch here:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=831747


--
Patricia Cardoza
Outlook MVP
www.cardozasolutions.com

Author, Special Edition Using Microsoft Outlook 2003

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[Darcie]

Thank you so much for answering my question. I think
that I will abandon using this tool and just go with
Act!

I really appreciate your taking the time to help me!

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

And using that patch, you can get BCM to work with any version of Exchange.
See described at http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/bcm.htm

 

[bravelu]

I suggest you a nice contact manager software, which is much better than outlook

http://www.superpim.com.cn/