How get rid of error when starting Outlook 2003

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Woody - 30 Mar 2006 19:38 GMT

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

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Brian Tillman - 30 Mar 2006 22:25 GMT

> 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
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> 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 Tools>Options>Other>Advanced Options>COM
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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Woody - 30 Mar 2006 22:57 GMT

Thanks for responding.

> Remove the incorrect add-in on Tools>Options>Other>Advanced Options>COM
> 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.

> > 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
[quoted text clipped - 18 lines]
> 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 - 31 Mar 2006 16:38 GMT

> 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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