> Clinton, I have a question for you.
>
> First, I have Vista Ultimate x86, Office 2007 Pro, and MSO Accntg Pro 2007,
> AMD 64 +3700 CPU, 2GB mem, good ATI video card w/ 256MB, etc.
>
> My question is this...
> -- For starters, I always install clean (especially OS, then office apps,
> etc).
> -- If I do not try to link BCM / MSOA, both work fine (apart).
> -- Have now tried 3-4 times to get BCM / MSOA to cooperate (link).
> Reformatted hard drive each time. Just to be sure no hold overs.
> -- After each clean install, I try to link BCM and MSOA. I've made sure
> databases are on the same drive, usually in the default install location.
> Made sure the SQL Express instances are all the same name.
> -- When I try to open Outlook immediately afterward the linking attempt, my
> BCM / Outlook will dump . It looks like Outlook is loading to the point of
> BCM getting going, but then dumps. Everytime. Then gives the message of
> something like "Outlook has stopped working..." Then OL shuts down. It will
> not open once this behavior starts. I cannot go to a previous restore and
> undo. It just does not care. OL will not work once this starts.
>
> Ultimately, I'd like to be able to use the linking. I was able to do so in
> the 2003 Office apps and was pretty handy. I'll use BCM and MSOA separately,
> unlinked, if need be. But I'd like to make use of this feature. This
> feathure is in fact mainly why I switched from Quickbooks to MSOA. It's a
> shame to have the ability to link things but they just won't.
>
> It'll probably end up being something funky I'm doing. That's OK. But I'd
> sure like some help. Thoughts would be appreciated...
>
> "Clinton Ford [MSFT]" <ClintonFordM...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> messagenews:eXrEE91XHHA.588[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
>
>
> > Be sure to get "Download 2" from the web site to get the setup file.
> > Also, see the following posts on the team blog at
> >
http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm:>
> >
http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm/pages/frequently-asked-questions-business-c...>
> >
http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm/archive/2007/01/18/where-is-business-contac...>
> > --
> > Visit team blog at
http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
> > "Mills Architect" <mills...[ at ]comcast.net> wrote in message
> >news:FC5AB137-4F11-4E44-8E89-2306FBDAE357[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > Ran into that myself. I had downloaded the 'trial' version of Office2007
> > Pro
> > and used it 'til about time it was running out of time. When you download
> > the trial that way, you get both disk 1 and 2. Disk1 is file
> > X12-30196.exe.
> > Disk2 is file X13-40150.exe. These are both from my trial ware folder
> > where
> > I put them upon downloading. Notice that the file name for Disk 1 is the
> > same as your purchased download. I think what is happening is that the
> > files
> > are the same, but your "key" tell it whether it is trial or for real. That
> > being said, I just used the trial disk file2 when I actually installed the
> > 'real' key. It installs just file.
>
> > What I'm saying is, go download the trial for Office 2007 Trial, then
> > install the file for disk 2 (file name above).
>
> > Hope this helps. Good luck...
>
> > "BruceF" <Bru...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:4430C351-0862-4F98-997C-9F164CB6950A[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >>I downloaded and activated Office 2007, and it doesn't seem to include
> >> Business Contact Manager. I checked All Programs, Add/Remove Programs,
> >> and
> >> checked the Trust Center for COM Add-ins. Since it's a download, I don't
> >> have
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