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Windows 7 introduces HomeGroups to make it easier for end-users to securely network two or more computers, however homegroups are not without their problems. I am trying to share BCM within a homegroup. I have gone through the wizard multiple times to set up the sharing of the database but the when I try to
Continue reading: Using BCM with a Windows 7 HomegroupIn BCM, custom fields are called user-defined fields (UDF). When a UDF is created, BCM creates entries in several tables to keep track of the new UDF, stores the actual data in binary format and labels the columns UserField# – where # is a number between 1 and 300.
Continue reading: Accessing User-Defined Fields in a BCM2010 SQL DatabaseAlso applies to Vista. When you upgrade from XP to Vista and try to restore a previously backed up BCM database, you might see a permission related error similar to: "Cannot restore this database because you were not authorized to back up or restore database when this one was originally backed up. Contact the database owner
Continue reading: Restoring BCM Database After Upgrading Windows"Help me RESCUE data from CRASHED MS BCM! My computer with BCM installed (and full of my accounts) crashed. I had to pull the data off the drive, then reformat WINXP and go from there. I have reinstalled BCM, but am now LOST as to how/and where to find my accounts. (And nope,- I did
Continue reading: Restore a BCM DatabaseIf the BCM toolbar is not visible in Outlook, first check to verify that Outlook doesn’t have it disabled. Enable Business Contact Manager Go to Help->About Microsoft Office Outlook Select the Disabled Items button on the bottom right hand corner If Business Contact Manager is listed, click Enable Restart Outlook and the Business Tools should
Continue reading: BCM Toolbar Not Visible in OutlookWhat is Microsoft Business Contact Manager?posted 17 Jul 03 Business Contact Manager is a single-user COM add-in that integrates into Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 to provide additional features for tracking contact activity and sales opportunities. How do I install BCM? posted 31 Oct 03 BCM comes on its own separate CD. Run the Setup.exe program
Continue reading: Business Contact Manager – FAQThis tip applies only to BCM version 1. Version 2 (released July 2005) supports all versions of Exchange server. As many users of Exchange and Outlook 2003 discovered, Business Contact Manager is not available when you have an Exchange mailbox in your account, as explained in this KB article: KB 829748. The normal workaround is
Continue reading: Using BCM v1 with Exchange ServerBCM 2010 installer requires 1GB ram and 1GHz processor but you can make it work with lesser machines Business contact Manager 2010 was designed to run on computers with a minimum of 1GB RAM and 1 GHz processors but you can fake it out so the installer runs. Note that if you do this, you
Continue reading: Install BCM on computers that don’t meet the requirementsIf you receive an error that reads "Can’t open this item. Error loading form…" and have QuickBooks installed, you’ll need to edit the registry to remove a zero-GUID registry key entry that is affecting BCM. To the best of Microsoft’s knowledge, this is an invalid CLSID, so this will not affect QuickBooks functionality. The key
Continue reading: Can’t Open This Item. Error Loading Form ErrorIn Microsoft Office 2010, Business Contact Manager is included only in the volume-license suite and as part of a TechNet or MSDN subscription. BCM 2010 is not included in any of the retail suites. However, any user who purchased a qualifying Microsoft Office 2007 product that includes BCM prior to September 30, 2010 can upgrade
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