Steps to move from Business Contact Manager 2003 to 2007? randy 2/5/2007 11:17:00 PM What are the steps for moving a small network of 6 people, from BCM 2003 to the new version? I don't want to lose anything! Thanks... Randy

RE: Steps to move from Business Contact Manager 2003 to 2007? Jerry Blake (MSFT) 2/6/2007 1:23:00 AM Hi Randy Upgrading to BCM 2007 would require you to install Office 2007 and BCM 2007 on all 6 client machines. If you were in a multi-user environment with one client acting as the “host” or master database, this database will need to be migrated to the 2007, and then shared. The migration of the BCM 2003 database happens during the first use of BCM 2007. -- -- Jerry Blake [MSFT] Visit team blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights "randy" wrote: [Quoted Text] > What are the steps for moving a small network of 6 people, from BCM 2003 to > the new version? > > I don't want to lose anything! > > Thanks... > > Randy

Re: Steps to move from Business Contact Manager 2003 to 2007? yehia[ at ]iinet.net.au 2/6/2007 3:24:04 AM Hi Randy, Having just done what you are attempting to do, here are the steps i followed: on server or database host: 1. Backup the database file (i'm paranoid so i saved a copy on the network and another on DVD) 2. On the machine acting as the server (not an exchange server), upgrade to Office 2007 3. Start outlook to make sure all is working well 3. close outlook and Install BCM 2007(this will also install SQL 2005 express) 4. Start outlook again and follow the BCM wizard (create a new database, you will not end up using it but better let installation run as it is supposed to) 5. Now Restore the BCM 2003 database. BCM 2007 will migrate the DB into the correct format. 6. Review the data and make sure everything you want is still there. 7. Share the Database On the Client machine: 1. Upgrade to Office 2007 2. Install BCM 2007 3. Connect to DB on the server and that's about it actually. Hope this helped Regards, On Feb 6, 12:23 pm, Jerry Blake (MSFT) <jbl...[ at ]online.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi Randy > Upgrading to BCM 2007 would require you to install Office 2007 and BCM 2007 > on all 6 client machines. If you were in a multi-user environment with one > client acting as the "host" or master database, this database will need to be > migrated to the 2007, and then shared. The migration of the BCM 2003 > database happens during the first use of BCM 2007. > > -- > -- > Jerry Blake [MSFT] > Visit team blog athttp://blogs.msdn.com/bcm > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights > > > > "randy" wrote: > > What are the steps for moving a small network of 6 people, from BCM 2003 to > > the new version? > > > I don't want to lose anything! > > > Thanks... > > > Randy- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -

RE: Steps to move from Business Contact Manager 2003 to 2007? randy 2/6/2007 3:27:00 AM Thanks Jerry, sounds like it should be an easy transition. We have been receiving some "kernel32.dll" error messages lately. Is this anything to be concerned about before we update? We were planning on updating sometime this week. Randy "Jerry Blake (MSFT)" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > Hi Randy > Upgrading to BCM 2007 would require you to install Office 2007 and BCM 2007 > on all 6 client machines. If you were in a multi-user environment with one > client acting as the “host” or master database, this database will need to be > migrated to the 2007, and then shared. The migration of the BCM 2003 > database happens during the first use of BCM 2007. > > -- > -- > Jerry Blake [MSFT] > Visit team blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights > > > > "randy" wrote: > > > What are the steps for moving a small network of 6 people, from BCM 2003 to > > the new version? > > > > I don't want to lose anything! > > > > Thanks... > > > > Randy

Re: Steps to move from Business Contact Manager 2003 to 2007? randy 2/6/2007 3:40:02 AM Thanks for the steps... Do you think I should be concerned about any database errors, that may be causing this "kernel32.dll" error message, to start showing up? Do you think the move to 2007 will correct any such problems? Randy "yehia[ at ]iinet.net.au" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi Randy, > > Having just done what you are attempting to do, here are the steps i > followed: > > on server or database host: > > 1. Backup the database file (i'm paranoid so i saved a copy on the > network and another on DVD) > 2. On the machine acting as the server (not an exchange server), > upgrade to Office 2007 > 3. Start outlook to make sure all is working well > 3. close outlook and Install BCM 2007(this will also install SQL 2005 > express) > 4. Start outlook again and follow the BCM wizard (create a new > database, you will not end up using it but better let installation run > as it is supposed to) > 5. Now Restore the BCM 2003 database. BCM 2007 will migrate the DB > into the correct format. > 6. Review the data and make sure everything you want is still there. > 7. Share the Database > > On the Client machine: > > 1. Upgrade to Office 2007 > 2. Install BCM 2007 > 3. Connect to DB on the server > > and that's about it actually. > > Hope this helped > > Regards, > > > > On Feb 6, 12:23 pm, Jerry Blake (MSFT) <jbl...[ at ]online.microsoft.com> > wrote: > > Hi Randy > > Upgrading to BCM 2007 would require you to install Office 2007 and BCM 2007 > > on all 6 client machines. If you were in a multi-user environment with one > > client acting as the "host" or master database, this database will need to be > > migrated to the 2007, and then shared. The migration of the BCM 2003 > > database happens during the first use of BCM 2007. > > > > -- > > -- > > Jerry Blake [MSFT] > > Visit team blog athttp://blogs.msdn.com/bcm > > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights > > > > > > > > "randy" wrote: > > > What are the steps for moving a small network of 6 people, from BCM 2003 to > > > the new version? > > > > > I don't want to lose anything! > > > > > Thanks... > > > > > Randy- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > >

Re: Steps to move from Business Contact Manager 2003 to 2007? yehia[ at ]iinet.net.au 2/6/2007 3:59:26 AM Not sure about the cause of you error, so can't really help you out there. The above steps are reversable especially with a backup of the 2003 database. you'll have to decide if you have the time to go down this road and then roll back if things don't work out. The only thing i can tell you is that BCM 2007 has many more features then 2003. The offline mode and form customisation were the 2 features that interested us the most and drove us to upgrade. Cheers, On Feb 6, 2:40 pm, randy <r...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > Thanks for the steps... > > Do you think I should be concerned about any database errors, that may be > causing this "kernel32.dll" error message, to start showing up? Do you think > the move to 2007 will correct any such problems? > > Randy > > > > "y...[ at ]iinet.net.au" wrote: > > Hi Randy, > > > Having just done what you are attempting to do, here are the steps i > > followed: > > > on server or database host: > > > 1. Backup the database file (i'm paranoid so i saved a copy on the > > network and another on DVD) > > 2. On the machine acting as the server (not an exchange server), > > upgrade to Office 2007 > > 3. Start outlook to make sure all is working well > > 3. close outlook and Install BCM 2007(this will also install SQL 2005 > > express) > > 4. Start outlook again and follow the BCM wizard (create a new > > database, you will not end up using it but better let installation run > > as it is supposed to) > > 5. Now Restore the BCM 2003 database. BCM 2007 will migrate the DB > > into the correct format. > > 6. Review the data and make sure everything you want is still there. > > 7. Share the Database > > > On the Client machine: > > > 1. Upgrade to Office 2007 > > 2. Install BCM 2007 > > 3. Connect to DB on the server > > > and that's about it actually. > > > Hope this helped > > > Regards, > > > On Feb 6, 12:23 pm, Jerry Blake (MSFT) <jbl...[ at ]online.microsoft.com> > > wrote: > > > Hi Randy > > > Upgrading to BCM 2007 would require you to install Office 2007 and BCM 2007 > > > on all 6 client machines. If you were in a multi-user environment with one > > > client acting as the "host" or master database, this database will need to be > > > migrated to the 2007, and then shared. The migration of the BCM 2003 > > > database happens during the first use of BCM 2007. > > > > -- > > > -- > > > Jerry Blake [MSFT] > > > Visit team blog athttp://blogs.msdn.com/bcm > > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights > > > > "randy" wrote: > > > > What are the steps for moving a small network of 6 people, from BCM 2003 to > > > > the new version? > > > > > I don't want to lose anything! > > > > > Thanks... > > > > > Randy- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -

Re: Steps to move from Business Contact Manager 2003 to 2007? randy 2/6/2007 1:28:02 PM I guess after reading some of the other problems people are having with their initial upgrade to 2007...I'm probably more worried about another round of problems with the software. I haven't had the best experience with BCM and very little help. Randy "yehia[ at ]iinet.net.au" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Not sure about the cause of you error, so can't really help you out > there. > > The above steps are reversable especially with a backup of the 2003 > database. you'll have to decide if you have the time to go down this > road and then roll back if things don't work out. > > The only thing i can tell you is that BCM 2007 has many more features > then 2003. The offline mode and form customisation were the 2 features > that interested us the most and drove us to upgrade. > > Cheers, > > > > On Feb 6, 2:40 pm, randy <r...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > Thanks for the steps... > > > > Do you think I should be concerned about any database errors, that may be > > causing this "kernel32.dll" error message, to start showing up? Do you think > > the move to 2007 will correct any such problems? > > > > Randy > > > > > > > > "y...[ at ]iinet.net.au" wrote: > > > Hi Randy, > > > > > Having just done what you are attempting to do, here are the steps i > > > followed: > > > > > on server or database host: > > > > > 1. Backup the database file (i'm paranoid so i saved a copy on the > > > network and another on DVD) > > > 2. On the machine acting as the server (not an exchange server), > > > upgrade to Office 2007 > > > 3. Start outlook to make sure all is working well > > > 3. close outlook and Install BCM 2007(this will also install SQL 2005 > > > express) > > > 4. Start outlook again and follow the BCM wizard (create a new > > > database, you will not end up using it but better let installation run > > > as it is supposed to) > > > 5. Now Restore the BCM 2003 database. BCM 2007 will migrate the DB > > > into the correct format. > > > 6. Review the data and make sure everything you want is still there. > > > 7. Share the Database > > > > > On the Client machine: > > > > > 1. Upgrade to Office 2007 > > > 2. Install BCM 2007 > > > 3. Connect to DB on the server > > > > > and that's about it actually. > > > > > Hope this helped > > > > > Regards, > > > > > On Feb 6, 12:23 pm, Jerry Blake (MSFT) <jbl...[ at ]online.microsoft.com> > > > wrote: > > > > Hi Randy > > > > Upgrading to BCM 2007 would require you to install Office 2007 and BCM 2007 > > > > on all 6 client machines. If you were in a multi-user environment with one > > > > client acting as the "host" or master database, this database will need to be > > > > migrated to the 2007, and then shared. The migration of the BCM 2003 > > > > database happens during the first use of BCM 2007. > > > > > > -- > > > > -- > > > > Jerry Blake [MSFT] > > > > Visit team blog athttp://blogs.msdn.com/bcm > > > > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights > > > > > > "randy" wrote: > > > > > What are the steps for moving a small network of 6 people, from BCM 2003 to > > > > > the new version? > > > > > > > I don't want to lose anything! > > > > > > > Thanks... > > > > > > > Randy- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > >

Re: Steps to move from Business Contact Manager 2003 to 2007? "Raul" <v_2rath[ at ]hotmail.com> 2/7/2007 1:02:19 AM Do you have the windows XP media? If so go to start > run and type the following sfc /scannow This should initiate the system file checker and replace the missing DLL file in case it was corrupted -- Regards Raul Thomas "randy" <randy[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2B3C4CCB-4C3C-4F21-94C9-B9D2D6D0287D[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Thanks Jerry, sounds like it should be an easy transition. > > We have been receiving some "kernel32.dll" error messages lately. Is this > anything to be concerned about before we update? > > We were planning on updating sometime this week. > > Randy > > "Jerry Blake (MSFT)" wrote: > >> >> Hi Randy >> Upgrading to BCM 2007 would require you to install Office 2007 and BCM >> 2007 >> on all 6 client machines. If you were in a multi-user environment with >> one >> client acting as the “host” or master database, this database will need >> to be >> migrated to the 2007, and then shared. The migration of the BCM 2003 >> database happens during the first use of BCM 2007. >> >> -- >> -- >> Jerry Blake [MSFT] >> Visit team blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >> rights >> >> >> >> "randy" wrote: >> >> > What are the steps for moving a small network of 6 people, from BCM >> > 2003 to >> > the new version? >> > >> > I don't want to lose anything! >> > >> > Thanks... >> > >> > Randy

Re: Steps to move from Business Contact Manager 2003 to 2007? "Chris Heydemann [MSFT]" <chrishey[ at ]online.microsoft.com> 2/12/2007 5:15:31 PM Most people have had little trouble with the upgrade steps that yehia articulated. Besides the newsgroups, there is the BCM product team blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm, and support at http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx?rdpath=1&gprid=11335. You can also email the BCM team at bcmteam[ at ]microsoft.com. All of these resources are available to you, should you run into trouble. And as yehia points out, the steps are reversible. Please let me know (by direct mail if you like) if there's a specific issue you had in mind when you wrote, "I haven't had the best experience with BCM and very little help." Best regards, Chris -- This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.