Doug Steele
dbdoug at gmail.com
Mon Nov 26 10:42:06 CST 2012
Hi Arthur: I have never had problems installing MZ Tools in my environment, which is the same as yours. Have you contacted the author? I emailed him once and got a reply almost immediately. Doug On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 5:24 AM, Jim Dettman <jimdettman at verizon.net> wrote: > Arthur, > > You should be having no problems running MZ Tools then. It works fine > with 32 bit Office under a 64 bit OS. > > Make sure your using: > > C:\Windows\sysWOW64\regsvr32.exe > > To register the DLL for 32 bit. > > Jim. > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 07:46 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Error trying to install MzTools > > I run 32-bit Office in a 64-bit system. The main reason I chose 64-bit was > for SQL Server. If I had a 32-bit version of Windows 7 I'd install it, but > sadly I don't. Maybe I'll buy one (I notice that Win7 is deeply discounted > lately) and set up a dual boot instead. > > I'm beginning to think that I should just get a box for each OS I want to > run. In the case of the two Linux VMs I run currently, a sufficient box for > each of them is about $120 lately. Linux is just fine with a mere 2GB of > RAM. > > Speaking of multiple boxes, what are those devices called that enable a > single monitor and mouse and keyboard to work with multiple machines? You > just turn a dial to switch from Box 1... Box 4. > > A. > > A. > > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Jim Dettman <jimdettman at verizon.net> > wrote: > > > By the way, that won't really help... You'd have to be running access in > > the same vm and it would need to 32 bit > > > > And for what it's worth, I would still avoid using 64 bit office unless > > you have a very specific need to use it. > > > > Jim > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Nov 25, 2012, at 7:24 PM, Jim Dettman <jimdettman at verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > XP mode is a vm image that you can run under win 7 > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > On Nov 25, 2012, at 6:48 PM, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > >> Yes I am running 64-bit, so that explains the problem. Meanwhile I'm > not > > >> even sure what XP Mode means, but will Google it and hope I learn > > >> something. > > >> > > >> It's really a shame to program in Access VBA without the help of > > MzTools! > > >> > > >> Thanks for the tips, guys. > > >> > > >> > > >> On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Brad Marks <BradM at blackforestltd.com > > >wrote: > > >> > > >>> Arthur, > > >>> > > >>> Recently, a friend told me about a purchased application that ran > > nicely > > >>> under XP (32 bit) > > >>> and will no longer run under Win7 (64 bit). > > >>> > > >>> I have done some digging on his behalf and started to read about "XP > > >>> Mode". It sounds like > > >>> XP Mode may enable older applications to run under Win7 (64 bit). I > > >>> believe that XP Mode is free. > > >>> > > >>> You may want to try this approach. > > >>> > > >>> Also, I am curious if anyone else has run into older applications > that > > >>> will no longer run with Win-7 (64 bit) and if anyone has experimented > > with > > >>> XP Mode. > > >>> > > >>> Brad > > >>> > > >>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >>> > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com on behalf of Arthur > Fuller > > >>> Sent: Sun 11/25/2012 5:14 PM > > >>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > > >>> Subject: [AccessD] Error trying to install MzTools > > >>> > > >>> I recently attempted to install MzTools on a reconstructed partition > > >>> (Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit) and got the following error: > > >>> > > >>> Ox80008005 > > >>> > > >>> along with a suggestion that I Google it, which I did, and got a > > number of > > >>> hits, none of which seemed helpful. > > >>> > > >>> Has anyone got this error and figured out how to solve it? > > >>> > > >>> TIA, > > >>> Arthur > > >>> -- > > >>> AccessD mailing list > > >>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and > > >>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > >>> believed to be clean. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> AccessD mailing list > > >>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Arthur > > >> Cell: 647.710.1314 > > >> > > >> Prediction is difficult, especially of the future. > > >> -- Niels Bohr > > >> -- > > >> 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 > > > > > > -- > Arthur > Cell: 647.710.1314 > > Prediction is difficult, especially of the future. > -- Niels Bohr > -- > 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 >