Run-time error '429':ActiveX component can't creat object

[Margo]

I get the above error every time I try to select from a
drop down menu.

The original DB was created in Access 2000 Now trying to
run it on a machine with Win 2K and using Access 2002

 

[Tony Toews]

I get the above error every time I try to select from a
drop down menu.

The original DB was created in Access 2000 Now trying to
run it on a machine with Win 2K and using Access 2002

You probably need to register the DAO dll using regsvr32. For example
regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
Shared\DAO\DAO360.DLL"

ACC2002: Err Msg: "ActiveX Component Can't Create Object"
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q304/1/73.asp

Tony
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