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Getting rid of Business Contact Manager prompt in Outlook
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More from Ask AllisonBruce has been having a problem with Office Outlook, which keeps asking him to do something he really doesn't want to do, thank you very much.
Here's how he tells it:
When I open my Office Outlook 2003 program, while loading it also brings up a screen to Create or Select Business Contact Manager Database. How do I get this screen to NOT APPEAR on opening every time as I use another database management program?
Your help is greatly appreciated as I don't find any answers in the program Help file.
For some expert advice, we turned to G.J. Goldwyn of A Computer Pro. Here's what he suggested:
The Business Contact Manager is an "add-in" for Outlook. It is included in certain versions of Microsoft Office. If you're not going to use it, just remove it using the steps below:
To remove Business Contact Manager from a profile:
1. In Outlook, Go to "File --> Data File Management"
2. Select "Business Contact Manager" from the list of Outlook Data Files.
3. Click the "Remove" button
To completely uninstall Business Contact Manager:
1. Go to Start --> Control Panel
2. Open "Add Remove Programs"
3. Select the "Remove" button next to the entry for "Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003"
I like the second solution better. It's a more complete way of getting rid of it. There is also a way to disable it from the Windows system registry, but if I put those instructions here, one could damage their Windows operating system ... and that could be a bad thing (or a good thing if you hate Windows).
Hope that helps. As always, if you have questions please send them my way at abruce@VenturaCountyStar.com
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