Access 97 Upgrade

[Carl Schnurr]

I posted this earlier without any luck.
Can anyone help me out.

I just got a new computer with Windows xp.
I have installed up my Office 97 SBFM program.
I have an Access '97 upgrade CD which states all Office
versions are eligble. It goes through the Upgrade Check
and says, set up has searched the hard drive and cannot
find a qualifying product.

I was able to install the Access '97 upgrade on my old
computer.

When I place the Office 97 disk in the CD and click
Locate in the D:\ drive, I get the same error.

I just tried removing all Office 97 programs and
reinstalled them, but I get the same problem.
Any suggestions?

 

[Tim]

Yeah, you need to install Access 2 or whatever it was that
qualified it FIRST, or, just have the CD handy and stick
that in your drive when you install ...

 

[Carl Schnurr]

I never had a previous version of Access.
I have Office '97 Small Business Edition installed on my
computer running Windows xp. Office '97 SBE is a
qualifying product for Access '97 Upgrade.

I had installed both onto my old computer which used
Windows '95 and is now trashed.

When I try to install Access '97 Upgrade onto my Windows
xp computer I get an error the Upgrade Check Search
Failed.

Even when I install the Office '97 SBE CD and click
LOCATE in D:\ I get the same error. Shouldn't this work?

I found a Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 167589 which
states OFF97: MS Access CCP Does Not Detect Small
Business Edition, says its a novice problem...

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Already answered in another group to which you posted the same question
(microsoft.public.access, I think)

If you feel you need to post to more than one group (HINT: it's seldom
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