System mdw

[Richard]

I have a programme that needs system.mdw to start,
how do I make this programme find the system.mdw file?
O/S is winXP Pro surely this file must be in my system
somewhere?

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Richard,

System.mdw is the default workgroup information file for Access. What
program are you referring to?

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[Richard]

HI Beth,
The programme is a business stock control programme,
it worked ok in Win 2000 then I up graded to XP Pro.
now when I come to open the programme irecieve the message
couldnt find filr 'ststem.mdw' this file is needed for
startup.
regards
Richard

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Richard,

Without knowing more about the application you are using I'd say it
uses an Access database and is unable to find the Workgroup
Information file called System.mdw.

I'd say need to contact the developer to find what you need to do to
resolve the issue. Sorry!

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[SA]

Richard:

Depending on what version of Access you are using for the stock program, the
System.mdw can be in multiple places. Normally, for Access 97 it was
stored in the Windows\system or Winnt\system32 directory.

Starting with Access 2000 and higher, the normal location of the system.mdw
database is located in

%system drive%\program files\common files\system.

If you are working with Access 2000 or higher, then you can also check the
registry to see where it is telling the database engine to look for the
system.mdw file.

The registry entry is:

HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Jet\4.0\Engine

with the entry Systemdb

If you search for system.mdw on your machine and fine it, you can put the
path to that file in the registry in that location (use the Jet\3.5 key for
Access 97) to point the system to the proper location.

 

[Richard]

Hi Beth,

The programme is a business stock control programme,
that worked ok in Win 98, since then I've upgraded to XP
Pro, now when I =
start the programme l recieve the following
message '' couldn't find system.mdw , this file is
required for startup.
regards
Richard

 

[SA]

Richard:

Review my last post in this thread. Even though the programme is a stock
program is its build on database software called Access. I gave numerous
ideas about how to resolve the problem.