John Clark
John.Clark at niagaracounty.com
Tue Mar 19 11:09:22 CDT 2013
I still have not tried this. It has been hard finding a suitable guinea pig...I don't want to harm a PC that is working. Basically, I'm beginning to think, it just cannot be done. I have run into so many road-blocks...unless someone can give me some sort of "proof" that this works, I'm thinking I'm just going to announce that it cannot be done. Yes, people claim to have run A97 on Win 7, but was that a 32-bit box? I am working on 64-bit, and it ain't budging. I have instructions, but I cannot run them...the pieces of these instructions just aren't applicable. My approach now is to somehow see if I cannot update this DB instead. The problem here though is that this particular access program has Workgroup security setup with it. I never liked Access' version of security myself, so I never got around to learning it. It won't let me update w/the security...not even an option...but I don't think I can remove the security w/out A97 running. The only machine I have A97 working...actually there are two...is a live machine, and I'm leery of messing w/those machines that are working. A question...to remove Access workgroup security, is it as simple as opening this up, on an A97 machine that works, and removing security? Is there any fallout to watch out for? I've been at this now for more than 3 full days...I just have to move on... >>> "Jim Dettman" <jimdettman at verizon.net> 3/15/2013 3:47 PM >>> << Ah...that is a thought...something that I did think of earlier, but had forgotten...uninstalling all, and then going in "older-first" order. Maybe I'll try that Monday...I'm tapped...been at this for two whole days w/zip for results. >> Make sure you use separate directories as well... Jim. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Clark Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 03:09 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] A97 and Win 7 Ah...that is a thought...something that I did think of earlier, but had forgotten...uninstalling all, and then going in "older-first" order. Maybe I'll try that Monday...I'm tapped...been at this for two whole days w/zip for results. And, now I'm wondering if it is even possible for 64-bit. Any instructions that I have been given prove to not work. The biggest holdup actually, seems to be a font...Tahoma. I follow the directions right along, and all is alright...UNTIL...I get to the part where I have to update A97 to SR2. To do this, it says you MUST remove 4 font files...Comic and Tahomas...but the Tahoma will not go, says it is a "Windows System Font." I cannot remove, move, or change the name of this file. So, I try to run SR2 anyhow, and it bombs. The log points to the Tahoma font. Now, if I do a version check on the Jet 3.5, it says it is Service pack 3 (SP3) w/enhanced security ...3.51.3328.0 I don't know...back to the drawing board on Monday I guess. >>> Stephen Hait <shait at stephenhait.com> 3/15/2013 7:40 AM >>> On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 2:20 PM, John Clark <John.Clark at niagaracounty.com>wrote: > OK, I am confused. I've been told...definitively...that Access 97 will not > run on Win 7...and that it can. So, what is the answer from this group? > I run A97 on Win 7 32 bit all the time along with various later versions. I don't have a version installed on 64 bit Win 7. 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