Microsoft KB Archive/141421

Mac Works 4.0: Address Book File Is Overwritten

PSS ID Number: Q141421 Article last modified on 10-22-1998

4.0 4.0a 4.0b

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0b == 

= SUMMARY =

If you reinstall Works 4.0 over a previous installation, you may overwrite all the information in the existing Address Book database file. This article shows you how to prevent this from happening.

= MORE INFORMATION =

To prevent a reinstallation of Works from overwriting your Address Book database file, do the following:


 * 1) Drag the Address Book file out of the Microsoft Works 4.0 folder.
 * 2) Put the file on your desktop or inside another folder on your hard drive.
 * 3) Reinstall Works.
 * 4) When the installation is finished, a new copy of the Address Book file is put in the Works 4.0 folder. Replace this file with your original Address Book database file.

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00b mac m_works AddressBook setup installation erase erased delete deleted mwksdb saving backup ====================================================================== Version : 4.0 4.0a 4.0b Platform : MACINTOSH Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.