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Kevin Mueller
Hi All,
When trying to import an address book in Outlook 2007 I selected the option
to import from a Corell database [ie instead of comma, separated values
(CSV), for example]. Outlook then said that can't be done because no
"Borland Database engine" is installed. Now I can not even open Outlook
because each time I try it gives the same warning, then I say OK, then an
error report is prepared and sent to microsoft, and I try again in an endless
loop, never sucessfully opening Outlook.
Not familiar with the "borland database engine", I googled it and it 'looks'
like an old database engine, possibly with the most recent revision being
back in 2001. I am concerned installing something like this from 2001 (just
to get outlook to open so I can cange the settings again) is begging for
additional problems to pop up, so I don't want to do that.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled office ("professional pro plus") twice,
and have run office diagnostices as many times. The problem sticks. I'm
assuming the uninstall process is not complete. Before the second re-install
I deleted the "outlook" folder that was still in my docs and
settings\application data\microsoft sub-folder. Didn't make a difference.
I do have Corell word perfect suite 8 (yes, old). I have it installed only
in the rare event I need an old word perfect file, or if someone sends me
one. I never plan to buy an update to Corel.
If anyone can give me a tip on how to get out of this jam, I would greatly
appreciate it! It is now 5:30 pm and I have blown almost the whole day on
this ...
Thank you,
Kevin
When trying to import an address book in Outlook 2007 I selected the option
to import from a Corell database [ie instead of comma, separated values
(CSV), for example]. Outlook then said that can't be done because no
"Borland Database engine" is installed. Now I can not even open Outlook
because each time I try it gives the same warning, then I say OK, then an
error report is prepared and sent to microsoft, and I try again in an endless
loop, never sucessfully opening Outlook.
Not familiar with the "borland database engine", I googled it and it 'looks'
like an old database engine, possibly with the most recent revision being
back in 2001. I am concerned installing something like this from 2001 (just
to get outlook to open so I can cange the settings again) is begging for
additional problems to pop up, so I don't want to do that.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled office ("professional pro plus") twice,
and have run office diagnostices as many times. The problem sticks. I'm
assuming the uninstall process is not complete. Before the second re-install
I deleted the "outlook" folder that was still in my docs and
settings\application data\microsoft sub-folder. Didn't make a difference.
I do have Corell word perfect suite 8 (yes, old). I have it installed only
in the rare event I need an old word perfect file, or if someone sends me
one. I never plan to buy an update to Corel.
If anyone can give me a tip on how to get out of this jam, I would greatly
appreciate it! It is now 5:30 pm and I have blown almost the whole day on
this ...
Thank you,
Kevin