[AccessD] Windows installer runs on list item click

Hi Jim

Sorry, no I don't have a fix. It may have been in Woodys Office Watch
I read about it but I'm not sure.

I would love to see a fix too!

/gustav


> Thanks Gustav.

> You are correct.  I forgot to mention that they use Office 97.  So we've got the A2K runtime and O97 potentially causing this problem.  Have you seen a fix anywhere?  I'm wondering if any XP
> updates/patches might help.

> I've seen the installer launch when you double-click an icon to open a program but never when an app is already running (and by selecting an item in a list at that!).

> Jim DeMarco

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gustav Brock [mailto:gustav at cactus.dk]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 5:04 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Windows installer runs on list item click


> Hi Jim

> I've seen this for Word when both Word 2000 and Word 97 are installed.
> Whenever Word 97 has run, next time you launch Word 2000 it fires the
> installer - and will continue to do so until you allow it to finish.

> I think I read somewhere it has do with the file extensions; Word 2000
> demands to have doc files associated which Word 97 wishes too (and
> carries out quietly when launched).

> Perhaps your affected clients are running older versions of Access?

> /gustav


>> We've got an A2K runtime app that works fine but when run on one client's Windows XP machine the Windows installer runs whenever they choose a name from list box (to display detail records).  It
>> takes a few clicks to kill the installer and this list box happens to be where they do most of their work.  Any thoughts on why this is happening and how to stop it?

>> This is the only XP machine we've installed on so far.  I'm wondering if it's a WinXP issue?

>> TIA

>> Jim DeMarco
>> Director Application Development
>> Hudson Health Plan