I have seen a similar problem and found if you move the Microsoft User Data folder to the desktop and rename it, then let Entourage create a new MUD folder, you can drag your Identity back into the newly created folder.
Let me know if this helps. -- Diane Larry Stone wrote: > I ran into a major problem this morning running Entourage 2008 SP1. I > noticed that many of my contacts had disappeared and searching for contacts > did not work at all. Quit, restart, etc.. Database verification reported a > problem so I rebuilt. And that made it worse. Entourage started reporting > the database could not be opened. Then even worse, Entourage would not run > at all (if I had an empty 2008 Identities folder, it would not create a new > one just reporting that it had an error with the "do you want to send a > report"). At this point, I'm think there's a problem with a program file. > Earlier in the week, I had compacted the database but since things had seen > fine, I had already deleted the backup. But I had a pre-compact backup so > figured I'd reinstall and use the backup from before the compact. > > So reinstalled including reinstalling SP1. Got the pre-compact backup. Same > problem (database cannot be opened) including on all backups. Tried on my > son's computer. Same problem. Installed on another computer that did not > have Entourage at all on it. Same problem. In short, any database version I > had would not open on any computer. New databases worked fine. > > So, went to work where I keep off-site backups. The latest was from two > weeks ago and just before I installed SP1 (thank goodness). Restored it and > incredibly, Entourage upgraded it and then again reported the database could > not be opened! But, Database Daemon seemed to be having no problem reading > past due calendar events and displaying alerts. > > So, reinstalled without SP1 and with the two-week old database, I'm finally > up and running again. But I have a lot contacts updated in the last two > weeks I now need to recheck. Ouch. > > This really has me baffled. Things were working fine, then all of a sudden, > old databases that were fine no longer are on any of three different > computers (one Intel and two G4s). -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
