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From: ChadlyNCo on 17 Feb 2010 22:47 Dude your the Shizzel this so work - I had forgotten the name of the file to search for Windows 7 would not search or find it so your file location was on spot and so was the file name THANK YOU SO MUCH... "Steve" wrote: > I tried these steps, but it still didn't work. Also, right after downloading > and installing the pfbackup, when I opened Outlook I got a message saying > there was a serious problem with that add-in, and Outlook then disabled it. > Has anyone figured out a way around that? > > "Giancarlo" wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > I just solved the problem. I leave this to help anyone with the same > > trouble. What I did was: > > 1) Install the pfbackup > > 2) It won't appear in the list on Outlook > > 3) I start Outlook and go to Tools/Trust Center > > 4) Select the Add Ins tab, go down to COM and select add > > 5) Select add again in the new window, and browse to a directory similar to > > this: > > c:\program files\microsoft office\office12\addins > > 6) select the file: outbak.dll > > 7) voila! the option now appears on the File menu and works perfectly. > > > > Good luck! > > > > "Giancarlo" wrote: > > > > > Hi Brian! > > > > > > I'm having the same problem, I tried installing the pfbackup 3 times, with > > > Outlook closed... and nothing happened... I checked pfbackup info and the OS > > > supported don't mention Windows 7... is there any other backup sw compatible > > > with Outlook 2007 and Windows 7... or is there a way to make pfbackup work in > > > win 7?? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: > > > > > > > "kmcnamee" <kmcnamee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > > > news:1D77B27A-B0A6-4101-B252-35CA2FEA2BB0(a)microsoft.com... > > > > > > > > >I have intstalled and reinstalled the Outlook Backup tool a few times and it > > > > > doesn't appear on the File menu. I'm using Outlook 2007 and Windows 7 > > > > > Professional > > > > > > > > Was Outlook closed or open when you install it? > > > > -- > > > > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] > > > > > > > > . > > > >
From: Rick on 14 Mar 2010 19:18 I have no idea what you are saying in response to Steve. Is there a fix for using the Outlook Backup Tool with Windows 7? Or is the fix Giancarlo wrote a jury-rig that works when it wants to and doesn't for most of us? Has Microsoft weighed in on this? "ChadlyNCo" wrote: > Dude your the Shizzel this so work - I had forgotten the name of the file to > search for Windows 7 would not search or find it so your file location was on > spot and so was the file name THANK YOU SO MUCH... > > "Steve" wrote: > > > I tried these steps, but it still didn't work. Also, right after downloading > > and installing the pfbackup, when I opened Outlook I got a message saying > > there was a serious problem with that add-in, and Outlook then disabled it. > > Has anyone figured out a way around that? > > > > "Giancarlo" wrote: > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > I just solved the problem. I leave this to help anyone with the same > > > trouble. What I did was: > > > 1) Install the pfbackup > > > 2) It won't appear in the list on Outlook > > > 3) I start Outlook and go to Tools/Trust Center > > > 4) Select the Add Ins tab, go down to COM and select add > > > 5) Select add again in the new window, and browse to a directory similar to > > > this: > > > c:\program files\microsoft office\office12\addins > > > 6) select the file: outbak.dll > > > 7) voila! the option now appears on the File menu and works perfectly. > > > > > > Good luck! > > > > > > "Giancarlo" wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Brian! > > > > > > > > I'm having the same problem, I tried installing the pfbackup 3 times, with > > > > Outlook closed... and nothing happened... I checked pfbackup info and the OS > > > > supported don't mention Windows 7... is there any other backup sw compatible > > > > with Outlook 2007 and Windows 7... or is there a way to make pfbackup work in > > > > win 7?? > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: > > > > > > > > > "kmcnamee" <kmcnamee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > > > > news:1D77B27A-B0A6-4101-B252-35CA2FEA2BB0(a)microsoft.com... > > > > > > > > > > >I have intstalled and reinstalled the Outlook Backup tool a few times and it > > > > > > doesn't appear on the File menu. I'm using Outlook 2007 and Windows 7 > > > > > > Professional > > > > > > > > > > Was Outlook closed or open when you install it? > > > > > -- > > > > > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > >
From: Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] on 15 Mar 2010 13:44
"Rick" <Rick(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:81891B0C-C3FC-41C2-ACCD-BDAB552E5126(a)microsoft.com... >I have no idea what you are saying in response to Steve. Is there a fix for > using the Outlook Backup Tool with Windows 7? There's nothing particularly special about the Outlook Backup Tool. All it does is copy the PST. You can do that yourself. Close Outlook, copy the PST, all done. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] |