Robin (Merseybeat)
robin.lawrence at merseybeat.co.uk
Tue Apr 8 06:08:35 CDT 2008
Hi Andy, Just tested - If I make shortcuts with only the path to the appropriate executables with no database or workgroup specified it opens A97 or A2K or AXP (all installed on this computer) as required with no configuration dialogue?? Not sure why it doesn't work for you... Rgds Robin -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lacey Sent: 08 April 2008 11:13 To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access 97 and 2000 on same machine Thanks for the reply Robin. Not sure that's it though. Yes I use this to open each MDB with its appropriate version of Access but I'm just talking about opening Access itself. Let' say I have 2 icons on my desktop, one to open each version of Access (not a specific MDB). I open A2K and immediately close it. I open A97 and immediately close it. When I reopen A2K I get this delay while it goes into a (not so very long) configuration routine as described below. If I close it and reopen it again there's no problem, but as soon as I open A97 then the next time I open A2K it happens again. And I'm not using Access security so can it an MDW issue? -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk --------- Original Message -------- From: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access 97 and 2000 on same machine Date: 08/04/08 08:51 Hi Andy, I use a shortcut pointing to the appropriate Access executable as below "C:Program FilesMicrosoft Office97OfficeMSACCESS.EXE" /wrkgrp "f:rg dataSYSTEM.MDW" "C:Program FilesRG Ordersxxxxxxx.mdb" Rgds Robin -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lacey Sent: 08 April 2008 09:29 To: Dba Subject: [AccessD] Access 97 and 2000 on same machine Hi folks I'm sure this was dealt with years ago but I can't find the answer. I'm hitting this issue only now cos I've just been asked to support some new (make that old) systems. Anyway, when you have A97 and A2K and are switching between them how do you stop A2K going through a mini-install each time you go back to it? The message is "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office 2000 Professional", a quick whizz of the progress bar and all's ok, but it's irritating to see it many times a day. If I Google this message the MS solution's for something else and suggests making reg entries that're already there, and there are lots of other suggestions which don't fit me. Does anyone have the definitive solution? Can it be prevented at all? -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com