A2k and VISTA

[danc09]

Using A2K, I made an install cd for my database. The user pc is running
VISTA, and the install worked (with some security questions) and the database
performed as expected. The user wanted a couple of changes to the database,
so I went back to my development pc (W2K), made the changes and made a new
install cd. Then I went to the user VISTA pc, and in Control Panel, I
uninstalled the database program. I then used the new cd and installed the
new database program on the machine. When I ran the database from the
shortcut, it was the OLD database that I had uninstalled. After trying many
different things including restarting the pc, I changed the folder the
program was installing to, and made a new shortcut to point to the new
folder. I then could see the new database.
How can VISTA still show an old copy after Control Panel says it has been
uninstalled? What do I need to do differently in order to keep this from
happening again? This procedure has worked on W98, W2K and WXP in the past.
Thanks for any help with this.
Dan

 

[boblarson]

Uninstalling doesn't necessarily delete all programs or folders. So, you
could wind up with old files which may, or may not, be overwritten during a
reinstall. So, the best thing to do when using an Access Runtime
installation is to make sure that the folders, and anything in them, are
deleted after installing, if they haven't been.


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