I recently switched from an older version of Outlook to Outlook 2003. In the
process I used some Microsoft technology to copy my files in the old outlook
to the new Outlook 2003. Trouble is, in my old outlook I had software that
allowed me to make backup copies of my outlook files and now; when I start up
Outlook 2003 I get the following error:

"C:\..\Application Data\Microsoft\AddIns\C:\Program
Files\MICROS~2\Office10\Addins\outbak.dll is not a valid Office Addin."

How can I fix it so that this error does not come up each time I open
Outlook 2003?

Also, now that I am in OL 2003 is there some built in software that allows
me to backup my contacts etc easily?

Thank You

Woody wrote:

I recently switched from an older version of Outlook to Outlook 2003.
In the process I used some Microsoft technology to copy my files in
the old outlook to the new Outlook 2003. Trouble is, in my old
outlook I had software that allowed me to make backup copies of my
outlook files and now; when I start up Outlook 2003 I get the
following error:

"C:\..\Application Data\Microsoft\AddIns\C:\Program
Files\MICROS~2\Office10\Addins\outbak.dll is not a valid Office
Addin."

How can I fix it so that this error does not come up each time I open
Outlook 2003?

Remove the incorrect add-in on ToolsOptionsOtherAdvanced OptionsCOM
Add-Ins

Also, now that I am in OL 2003 is there some built in software that
allows me to backup my contacts etc easily?

Download the current version from Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8B081F3A-B7D0-4B16-B8AF-5A6322F4FD01&displaylang=en
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Brian Tillman

Thanks for responding.

Remove the incorrect add-in on ToolsOptionsOtherAdvanced OptionsCOM
Add-Ins

This does not solve the problem. When I click Options.com Addins I get the
same message, (as mentioned in my original thread) when I click Ok on the
message I am taken to the Com AddIns dialog but there is no reference there
to be removed.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

Woody wrote:

I recently switched from an older version of Outlook to Outlook 2003.
In the process I used some Microsoft technology to copy my files in
the old outlook to the new Outlook 2003. Trouble is, in my old
outlook I had software that allowed me to make backup copies of my
outlook files and now; when I start up Outlook 2003 I get the
following error:

"C:\..\Application Data\Microsoft\AddIns\C:\Program
Files\MICROS~2\Office10\Addins\outbak.dll is not a valid Office
Addin."

How can I fix it so that this error does not come up each time I open
Outlook 2003?

Remove the incorrect add-in on ToolsOptionsOtherAdvanced OptionsCOM
Add-Ins

Also, now that I am in OL 2003 is there some built in software that
allows me to backup my contacts etc easily?

Download the current version from Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8B081F3A-B7D0-4B16-B8AF-5A6322F4FD01&displaylang=en
--
Brian Tillman

Woody wrote:

This does not solve the problem. When I click Options.com Addins I
get the same message, (as mentioned in my original thread) when I
click Ok on the message I am taken to the Com AddIns dialog but there
is no reference there to be removed.

Then use REGEDIT to find the reference in the registry and remove it that
way.
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Brian Tillman