I have outlook '03 and I access it through a server at work. When I am home I
apparently cannot do so. My Outlook on my home computer is corrupted and must
be deleted and reinstalled. I wish to save my contact to my 'travel drive.' I
have followed the suggestions sent to me earlier about copying it but it
won't let me open it. I get the error message: You are attempting to open a
file of type "Office Data File' (.pab) These files are used by the operating
system and by various programs. Editing or modifying them could damage your
system. If you still want to open the file, Click Open With, otherwise click
Cancel.
What am I supposed to do now?

You can only open a .pab file using Outlook. Add it as an address list using the Tools | E-mail Accounts dialog. If Outlook is corrupted (and how are you sure that's the problem), you won't be able to use it until you fix Outlook.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"ginny1956" wrote in message ...
I have outlook '03 and I access it through a server at work. When I am home I
apparently cannot do so. My Outlook on my home computer is corrupted and must
be deleted and reinstalled. I wish to save my contact to my 'travel drive.' I
have followed the suggestions sent to me earlier about copying it but it
won't let me open it. I get the error message: You are attempting to open a
file of type "Office Data File' (.pab) These files are used by the operating
system and by various programs. Editing or modifying them could damage your
system. If you still want to open the file, Click Open With, otherwise click
Cancel.
What am I supposed to do now?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
You can only open a .pab file using Outlook. Add it as an address list using
the Tools | E-mail Accounts dialog. If Outlook is corrupted (and how are you
sure that's the problem), you won't be able to use it until you fix Outlook.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"ginny1956" wrote in message
...
I have outlook '03 and I access it through a server at work. When I am home
I
apparently cannot do so. My Outlook on my home computer is corrupted and
must
be deleted and reinstalled. I wish to save my contact to my 'travel
drive.' I
have followed the suggestions sent to me earlier about copying it but it
won't let me open it. I get the error message: You are attempting to open
a
file of type "Office Data File' (.pab) These files are used by the
operating
system and by various programs. Editing or modifying them could damage
your
system. If you still want to open the file, Click Open With, otherwise
click
Cancel.
What am I supposed to do now?

Don't uninstall. Choose Detect and Repair from the Help drop down menu...