Installing Office 97 Pro - Access problem

[Albert D. Kallal]

Download fix here:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=191224


See KB Article 141373 at -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=141373

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

I wouldn't recommend downloading the fix. The KB article says "AcLicn97.exe
is intended only for computers running Windows 98. It is not intended for
computers running Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, or
Microsoft Windows 2000. Additionally, in order for this tool to work
properly, you must have the full version of Microsoft Office 97 Professional
or Microsoft Access 97 installed on your computer.", so I doubt it'll work
on XP machines.

 

[Borland]

Hi,

I've just installed Office 97 Pro on a win XP machine that previously had
2003 installed which I uninstalled first. I've been asked to make some
changes to a 97 database which must remain 97.

When I run Access I get the following message:
'Microsoft Access can't start because there is no License for it on this
machine'

I thought the pro version had an Access license, I'm pretty sure it does. I
seem to remember there was something about this from back then but I can't
put my finger on it.

The rest of Office 97 seems to run ok. All disks are legitimate.

Does anyone remember anything about this?

Thanks in advance,
Mark

 

[Mark Erickson]

Thanks Albert,

I'm looking into it now.

Sorry, about the Borland name, didn't mean to cause offence! ;-)

Thanks
Mark

 

[Mark Erickson]

Hi Douglas,

Yes, I've spotted that, I'm looking into the bit about renaming a font!! for
other OS's.

Thanks
Mark

 

[aaron.kempf]

I would reccomend using Access 2002 or 2003; and to utilize Access Data
Projects.

anything written in 97 is obsolete; as are 2/3rds of the MDB apps in
the wild.

ADP won the war. most of these silly MDB developers are still stuck in
the 90s.

-Aaron
ADP Nationalist

 

[Mark Erickson]

Hi,

Thanks, up and running now. The renaming the font and reinstalling Access
method worked.

Thanks
Mark