Problems with Upgrading to Office 2008 Student Version

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ktcoyne

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I got one of my weekly updates for my Microsoft Office 2008 Student Version, and after clicking and installing the update, I opened Entourage and I discovered that everything from my calender, to do list, and email was missing. Can anyone help me get my files back? --Katie
 
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Adam Bailey

I got one of my weekly updates for my Microsoft Office 2008 Student
Version, and after clicking and installing the update, I opened Entourage
and I discovered that everything from my calender, to do list, and email
was missing. Can anyone help me get my files back? --Katie

Weekly updates?

Check your Documents folder for Microsoft User Data. Is it there? What is
inside the Office 2008 Identities folder? How big are the files?
 
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Diane Ross

I got one of my weekly updates for my Microsoft Office 2008 Student Version,
and after clicking and installing the update, I opened Entourage and I
discovered that everything from my calender, to do list, and email was
missing. Can anyone help me get my files back? --Katie

There are no weekly updates. Since Office 2008 was released in January there
have been 5 updates and 1 for the AutoUpdater.

Entourage expects the Microsoft User Data folder to be in your Documents
folder. For OS X users, that's the Documents folder in your User's folder.
When Entourage opens in a new blank Identity, it's usually User error.

Most likely you have accidentally moved your data. Hopefully, you have not
deleted the file. If you have deleted the trash, it's gone. Sorry!

Select Switch Identity (under Entourage in the Menu bar) and see if your old
identity is still listed.

To find your old database, search for "Microsoft User Data" (without the
quotes).

If you have not used a new identity in Entourage, then copy the entire
Microsoft User Data folder to the correct location.

Fix if you have more than one Microsoft User Data Folder...

Move the entire identity folder you want to use to the Office Identities
folder that Entourage is recognizing. Your identity is named "Main" by
default. Be sure to rename one so you do not overwrite. Your identity folder
can contain more than one identity. Switch Identities to view your old mail.
If you have not used the new identity, delete it. If you have used it and
want to combine the new mail with your original database, drag each folder
to the desktop from one identity. This creates an MBOX file. Switch
identities. Drag the MBOX files into the folder window of Entourage.

You can delete the old folder after you are satisfied with the transfer.

Sometimes updating software (including the OS) can cause problems where
files go missing. See this link for help finding 'lost' files.

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/troubleshoot/crashes.html#crash15>
 

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