Trial made me lose my old messages and what do I do when trial ove

[MarkHelvie]

I downloaded the trial for office 2003 and amazingly someone was online to
help me with that... but not answer any of my questions. Here are the most
pending two.
1) I had an older version of Outlook Express and I think I lost all my old
messages and my online contact lists and everything... Is there any way to
get them back?
2) In 40 days, the trial will be over... what happens when I do not buy the
product? Will I lost my messages I have saved for those 60 days and revert
back to the older version of the product?
I would appreciate any help.
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[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

I have to ask, if you don't intend to buy the product, why risk making
changes/losing things? I'm not being smart - I've just been curious why
people do it. I can understand trying a new program out but not an upgrade
of one you already have.

 

[MarkHelvie]

Well, I didn't realize I was getting a new outlook express. I was
downloading the trial to office to get the powerpoint trial. I didn't know
it would upgrade my outlook, or I would have thought twice about it.

I have to ask, if you don't intend to buy the product, why risk making
changes/losing things? I'm not being smart - I've just been curious why
people do it. I can understand trying a new program out but not an upgrade
of one you already have.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I downloaded the trial for office 2003 and amazingly someone was online to
help me with that... but not answer any of my questions. Here are the
most
pending two.
1) I had an older version of Outlook Express and I think I lost all my
old
messages and my online contact lists and everything... Is there any way to
get them back?
2) In 40 days, the trial will be over... what happens when I do not buy
the
product? Will I lost my messages I have saved for those 60 days and
revert
back to the older version of the product?
I would appreciate any help.
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Gary Smith]

There's obviously some confusion here. Outlook Express is not part of the
Office package. The Office email program is Outlook, a completely
different beast. When you installed Office 2003, Outlook was probably
included in the install and may have taken over the email functions on
your system. What you'll want to do first is revert to using Outlook
Express as your email client and get your data and settings transferred
back. Ask how to do that in a group devoted to OE and you're sure to get a
quick answer. Be sure to specify your Windows version and OE version is
your question. They're vital to getting a correct answer.

Well, I didn't realize I was getting a new outlook express. I was
downloading the trial to office to get the powerpoint trial. I didn't know
it would upgrade my outlook, or I would have thought twice about it.

I have to ask, if you don't intend to buy the product, why risk making
changes/losing things? I'm not being smart - I've just been curious why
people do it. I can understand trying a new program out but not an upgrade
of one you already have.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I downloaded the trial for office 2003 and amazingly someone was online to
help me with that... but not answer any of my questions. Here are the
most
pending two.
1) I had an older version of Outlook Express and I think I lost all my
old
messages and my online contact lists and everything... Is there any way to
get them back?
2) In 40 days, the trial will be over... what happens when I do not buy
the
product? Will I lost my messages I have saved for those 60 days and
revert
back to the older version of the product?
I would appreciate any help.
(e-mail address removed)