User cannot open MDE

[HowNow]

My Access 97 runtime application has been installed on a couple of hundred
user machines. One user with XP O/S is having problems opening the mde from
a desktop shortcut - reports the following error message: "TDF can't find
the database file "\program
files\TDF\TDF.mde. Make sure you entered the correct path and file name."

The shortcut target is :
"\Program Files\Access 97 Runtime\Msaccess.exe" /excl /runtime /profile
"TDF" /wrkgrp "\Program Files\TDF\System.mdw" "\Program Files\TDF\TDF.mde"

No other user has reported this problem and I have it installed on several
machines with and without full Access without problem.

Strange ?

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

My Access 97 runtime application has been installed on a couple of hundred
user machines. One user with XP O/S is having problems opening the mde from
a desktop shortcut - reports the following error message: "TDF can't find
the database file "\program
files\TDF\TDF.mde. Make sure you entered the correct path and file name."

The shortcut target is :
"\Program Files\Access 97 Runtime\Msaccess.exe" /excl /runtime /profile
"TDF" /wrkgrp "\Program Files\TDF\System.mdw" "\Program Files\TDF\TDF.mde"

I vaguely recall one posting somewhere, somewhen stating he had
problems with putting the MDB/MDE path name at the end of the command
line. Try putting it just after the msaccess.exe.

Also it's interesting that there is no drive letter or server name in
those paths. Maybe there's something really weird about that system
that you are going to have to put in C:

Tony
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[Chris Reveille]

Try this

"\Program Files\Access 97 Runtime\Msaccess.exe" "\Program Files\TDF\TDF.mde"
/Runtime /Excl /Wrkgrp \Program Files\TDF\System.mdw

 

[Chris Reveille]

Why isn't your MDW on the server?