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
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SUMMARY
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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
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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
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Version           : 4.0 4.0a 4.0b
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbhowto
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.