Gary Kjos
garykjos at gmail.com
Mon Jun 22 13:07:03 CDT 2009
Sorry you didn't get a solution. Perhaps a wipe the hard drive and reload Windows is called for since that was a critical application for you. Or maybe you would be able to use a Virtual PC type of a setup? On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Carolyn Johnson<cjlabs at worldnet.att.net> wrote: > I still haven't been able to get Access2000 to work. I've uninstalled Office2003, 2000 and 97 and then reinstalled them all. I've reinstalled WindowsXP SP3. Everything I check seems up to date. > > I have a laptop running Windows XP SP3 and Access2000 still works there. I have no idea what happened to my desktop -- literally one hour after working fine, Access would not open and nothing has changed that. > > > It crashes during the Verifying system objects message in the bottom left of the window. Happens if I open an existing database or try to open a new database. If I try to open a new database using a wizard/template, it creates the new database, but then crashes when it goes to open the first form. > > > Carolyn Johnson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gary Kjos > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 9:06 AM > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access2000 crashing > > > This link is about a slightly different version - XP but it sounds > like similar problem. Might be worth looking at. > > http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-1094429.php > > The third post down has the solution that the original poster came to > use..He attributed the problem to JET which maybe wouldn't have been > reinstalled if you did a re-install if it thought it was already > there. Here's the solution as posted. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > "Any way, if anyone else runs into this problem, let me tell you how I > resolved the issue. I ran into a problem running another program and > was able to get real useable information about that error. Realized > the issue was with msjet40.dll. I tried using the file in the MS KB > to upgrade the file, and it wouldn't work since I had installed XP SP > 2. I decided to reinstall XP SP 2 and it reinstalled msjet40.dll. > Now I can open files in access and in the other program." > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > GK > > > > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Carolyn Johnson<cjlabs at worldnet.att.net> wrote: > > I've had all 3 versions installed for years, and they were installed in separate folders in order from earliest to latest. When I reinstalled Office 2000 just now, I un-installed 2003, installed 2000, then reinstalled 2003. > > > > Everything is working all 3 versions except Access2000 (the one I use the most, of course). > > > > > > Carolyn > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Rocky Smolin > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 8:46 AM > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access2000 crashing > > > > > > The only thing I can think of is that the popular wisdom here is that you > > need to install different versions of Office from earliest to latest - in > > your case 97, then 2000, then 2003. Plus the updates. Big PITA. I'm not > > sure why that advice was given and wouldn't explain why it went south on you > > to begin with. But apparently installing them in a different order created > > some kind of problem. Are 97 and 2003 working OK then? > > > > Rocky > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn Johnson > > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 6:34 AM > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > > Subject: [AccessD] Access2000 crashing > > > > Access2000 has started crashing whenever I try to open a database or create > > a blank database. I've repaired Office2000 and then re-installed it, but > > it still crashes. If I try to create a new database, it will bring up the > > database window, but then I immediately get the "Microsoft Access for > > Windows has encounter a problem and needs to close" window. > > > > All my other Office 2000 programs are working. All the updates are > > installed. > > > > I have Office97 and 2003 installed as well, but they have been there for > > years. I'm not aware of any changes having been made to this computer. I > > work with Access2000 95% of the time (still have clients using it), and it's > > been working fine. I literally came back an hour after using it and it > > started crashing. > > > > On WindowsXP. > > > > > > Anyone seen this? Any suggestions? > > > > > > Thanks > > Carolyn Johnson > > St Louis, MO > > -- > > 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 > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > Gary Kjos > garykjos at gmail.com > > -- > 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 > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com