Outlook 2007 BCM will not recognize data files

[BobN]

Situation: I just converted from XP Pro to Win7 Pro (format HD and clean
install). Before installing I copied the Business Contact Manager and
subfolders (MSSmallBusiness.ldf, MSSmallBusiness.mdf)to an external hard
drive.

I copied those files back to
c:\users\<myname>\AppData\Loca\Microsoft\Business Contact Manager.

But Outlook BCM does not recognize these files and I can't use them.
When I try to change the BCM data file using Account Settings|Data
Files|Settings these files do not show up as available on my computer
when I Select an Existing Database.

When I installed Office Prof. Plus 2007 BCM under Win7 I did get an
error message that SQL Server 2005 had compatibility problems with Win7.
Is the problem related to this? Would it help if I upgraded to SQL
Server 2008?

How can I solve this? This BCM database is mission-critical for my business.

Thanks.

 

[BobN]

Situation: I just converted from XP Pro to Win7 Pro (format HD and clean
install). Before installing I copied the Business Contact Manager and
subfolders (MSSmallBusiness.ldf, MSSmallBusiness.mdf)to an external hard
drive.

I copied those files back to
c:\users\<myname>\AppData\Loca\Microsoft\Business Contact Manager.

But Outlook BCM does not recognize these files and I can't use them.
When I try to change the BCM data file using Account Settings|Data
Files|Settings these files do not show up as available on my computer
when I Select an Existing Database.

When I installed Office Prof. Plus 2007 BCM under Win7 I did get an
error message that SQL Server 2005 had compatibility problems with Win7.
Is the problem related to this? Would it help if I upgraded to SQL
Server 2008?

How can I solve this? This BCM database is mission-critical for my
business.

Thanks.

By serendipity I found a solution. I copied the data files into the
correct folder as described above, then installed Office Pro 2007. Upon
starting Outlook asked me to select the existing database and voila, it
loaded.

I can't imagine why MS hasn't posted this problem on the Solutions
website as I've seen many other people with similar problems.

 

[Bruce Church]

Found workaround
Go ahead and create new BCM datatbase wherever the program wants to create it. Go to Business Contact Manager tab at the top of the Outlook Screen, click database management, click import file, choose BCM datafile and then point it to where you know your copied BCM datafile is. It will import your old data into the newly created BCM datafile. Not pretty but it worked for me.