> Thank you for reporting this problem.
>
> Uninstalling MSSQL should not delete your databases. You might want to
> first check to see if the original database files are still on the laptop in
> this folder:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application
> Data\Microsoft\Business Contact Manager
>
> You could also restore the database using the SQL Server osql tool by doing
> the following:
> 1.) First backup your existing database to a different location
> 2.) Close Outlook, wait a minute, then check Task Manager to make sure the
> OUTLOOK.EXE process has exited. (Right-click on the Windows Taskbar and
> select "Task Manager")
> 3.) Make a copy of your original .msbcm backup file
> 4.) Rename the copy to end with a .zip extension
> 5.) Extract the file contained within the .zip file
> 6.) Rename the extracted file with a .BAK extension
> 7.) Open a command prompt and type the following commands:
> osql -E -S <YourComputerName>\MICROSOFTSMLBIZ -Q "RESTORE DATABASE
> <NameOfBackedUpDB> FROM DISK = 'C:\Backups\FileFromStep5.BAK' WITH REPLACE"
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> "SO''B" <SOB[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:287803F2-3E85-4367-8EEC-B50FD45D78A3[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >A "Tech" at my work uninstalled MSSQL on my laptop and I lost all my data.
> > Having a backup from a few days ago made me feel better - but I didn't
> > test
> > it and once all of BCM was up and running I tried to restore and I get a
> > popup which reads "Line 1: Incorrect syntax near 'Brien'."
> > I have the unfortunate luck of my name being O'Brien so I guess it doesn't
> > like the apostrophe? What to do? It has no problem backing it up - I did
> > it
> > with the new, virtually empty database and got the same message!
> >
> > Outlook 2003 BCM update SP2
> > --
> > Trying my best.........
>
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