Charlotte Foust
charlotte.foust at gmail.com
Wed Mar 27 10:30:23 CDT 2013
Can you copy the object from the database into a new database in whatever format? That would get rid of security as well. Charlotte On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 9:09 AM, John Clark <John.Clark at niagaracounty.com>wrote: > 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. 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