I recently purchased a Vista 64-bit laptop and have Office 2007 with BCM. My XP laptop has my database in Act 6.0. I'm a single user outside sales rep and understand the conversion is not easy. The notes in my database are really important. Before I pay someone to convert the information I wanted to ask about two methods. On the BCM Team Blog I saw this note about conversion: I have ACT 6.0 on an XP machine. My new Vista 64 computer has BCM 2007 but will not allow me to install ACT. Do you have any ideas on how to migrate to BCM on the new computer? On the Vista 64 machine, copy the ImportUtility folder from C:\Program Files\Microsoft Small Business\Business Contact Manager and paste it into the XP machine. Run BcmImportUtility.exe on the XP machine, and convert ACT data into a bcm file. Bring this .bcm file into the Vista 64 machine and convert all your ACT data. Also, Windows 7 professional has just come out. It has a Windows XP mode with Virtual PC. In your ebook you mention having both Act and BCM on the same computer as the best way to convert and keep the old notes. Do you have any knowledge of pasting the import utility into the XP machine working or do you think upgrading to Windows 7 and somehow using the XP mode might work. I'm really wanting to get beyond the conversion and into the real working world again as quickly as possible. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Mike

Thanks Mike! No, I don't have any experience pasting the import utility into the XP PC but it sounds like it's worth trying. That would get you the .BCM file as you say and sounds workable. I just haven't tried it... The best and most accurate conversion of your ACT database is to let the guys at www.act-to-bcm.com do the conversion. It costs money but they'll get all your notes and history converted with the correct dates and can help you clean up some old data you probably don't need. Windows 7 is also a possibility. I havent' tried the XP Compatability Mode but I do like 7 a lot. It "should" be an easy upgrade on a new PC like you bought since the drivers for Vista x64 are all in place. Windows 7 will be able to use those easily... Hope that helps, Lon