> I am trying
> to decide if I should use the Outlook calendar or stick with the MS
> Works calendar (I don't like having to open Outlook and then my
> email, etc, etc, to access the Outlook calendar; I think I prefer the
> simplicity of the Works calendar).
You can certainly create a shortcut that will open Outlook in your Calendar
when it starts.
> In either case, for the Outlook or
> the Works calendar, is it possible to restore items posted or to find
> a copy of the calendar somewhere in the system with the retrieval
> software?
In Outlook, all your data (i.e., calendar, contacts, mail, tasks, notes,
etc.) are contained within the same file. It's called a "Personal Folders"
file, or PST. Backing up a PST is EASY. With Outlook closed, just copy it
somewhere for safe-keeping. See this:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

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