ACC95: Err "Access Can't Find the Wizard" (Local Setup)

• Microsoft Access 7.0

SYMPTOMS

Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

When you try to use a Microsoft Access 7.0 wizard with a local setup of Microsoft Access 7.0, you may receive one of the following error messages:

   This feature isn't installed.

   -or-

   Microsoft Access Can't Find the Wizard or there is a syntax error in the
   declaration section of the Visual Basic module.

   ARTICLE-ID: Q162358
   TITLE     : ACC95: Err "Microsoft Access Can't Find the Wizard" (Wkstn
               Setup)

   ARTICLE-ID: Q167591
   TITLE     : ACC97: "Microsoft Access Can't Find the Wizard" Error
               Message

CAUSE

Below are the possible causes for these errors:

• The wizard is not set up on your computer, or a wizard file is missing.
• You have read-only permissions for the wizard files.
• A type library file is missing or misregistered.
• A file needed to run the wizards is mismatched or corrupted.
• You have mismatched versions of some files that are shared in common with other Microsoft programs.

RESOLUTION

Each of the possible causes has its own resolution. If you are unsure what is causing the error, try each resolution in order and check to see if the wizard is fixed after each one.

The Wizard Is Not Set Up on Your Computer, or a Wizard File Is Missing

If you selected a Compact installation when you ran Setup for Microsoft Access 7.0, then the wizards were not set up on your computer. Or if you selected a Custom installation, but you cleared the Wizards option, then the wizards were not set up on your computer.

For more information about the components installed by the Microsoft Access 7.0 Setup program, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q136132
   TITLE     : ACC95: Components Installed by Each Type of Setup

• Use the Regsvr32.exe file to re-register your .dll files.

  To reregister your .dll files using Regsvr32.exe, do the following:

      1. Verify that the Regsvr32.exe file is in your Windows\System
         folder.
  

      2. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
  

      3. In the Open box, type the following:
  

            Regsvr32 c:\progra~1\common~1\micros~1\dao\dao3032.dll
  
     NOTE: An alternative method of registering DLLs is to use Windows
     Explorer to find the DLL; then, double-click it, in the Open With
     Box select Regsvr32.exe, and click OK. This creates a permanent
     association of all DLLs with Regsvr32.exe. You can easily register
     other unregistered DLLs by double-clicking them.
  
     For information about how to obtain this file, please see the
     following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  
         ARTICLE-ID: Q161983
         TITLE     : ACC97: Regsvr32.exe Available on MSL
  
  

• Check for missing wizards by searching your hard drive for the file Wzmain70.mda, which is installed by default in the \Msoffice\Access folder. If the file is missing, you might not have installed the Microsoft Access 7.0 wizards, or the wizard file might have been deleted from your hard drive. Rerun the Setup program and install the Wizards option:

      1. Close all applications, including the Microsoft Office toolbar.
  

      2. Start the Setup program.
  

         In Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0:
  

          a. Click the Start button on the taskbar, point to Settings, and
             then click Control Panel.
  
          b. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
  
          c. In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, click
             Microsoft Access 7.0 or Microsoft Office Professional, and then
             click Add/Remove.
  
         In Microsoft Windows NT 3.51:
  
          a. Open the program group for Microsoft Access or Microsoft Office.
  
          b. Double-click the Setup icon.
  
      3. Check to see if the wizards were installed.
  
         In the Microsoft Access for Windows 95 Setup Dialog Box:
  
          a. Click Add/Remove.
  
          b. In the Microsoft Access for Windows 95 Maintenance dialog box,
             look to see if the Wizards option is selected. If it is not
             selected, click the Wizards option and then click Continue.
             Follow instructions on your screen to complete the installation.
             If the Wizards option is selected, click the Cancel button, and
             then click Reinstall in the Microsoft Access for Windows 95
             Setup dialog box.
  
         In the Microsoft Office Professional 95 Setup Dialog Box:
  
          a. Click Add/Remove.
  
          b. Select Microsoft Access, and then click Change Option.
  
          c. Look to see if the Wizards option is selected. If it is not
             selected, click the Wizards option and then click Continue.
             Follow instructions on your screen to complete the installation.
             If the Wizards option is selected, click the Cancel button
             twice, and then click Reinstall in the Microsoft Office
             Professional 95 Setup dialog box.
  
      4. When the Setup program is finished, start Microsoft Access and try
         to run the wizard.
  
  

You Have Read-Only Permissions for the Wizard Files

If the wizard files are set to read-only by any combination of network permissions, file permissions, or user permissions, then the wizards may fail. Check your user permissions for the folder that contains the Microsoft Access 7.0 program, and check that the read-only file attribute is not set for any of the following files in that same folder:

   Msau7032.dll
   Wd95acc.tlb
   Wzcnf70.mda
   Wzdat70.mdt
   Wzlib70.mda
   Wzmain70.mda
   Wztool70.mda

A Type Library File Is Missing or Misregistered

Search your hard drive for the file Dao2532.tlb. The file is set up by default in the \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Dao folder (for Microsoft Windows 95) or in the \Winnt\Msapps\Dao folder (for Microsoft Windows NT version 3.51). In Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 the file may be in either folder, depending on how the operating system was installed.

If you find Dao2532.tlb on your computer, do one of the following:

• Run the Setup program with a command-line option that resets the Windows Registry settings for Microsoft Access:

      1. Insert the Microsoft Access for Windows 95 Disk 1 or the Microsoft
         Office Professional for Windows 95 CD-ROM in the appropriate drive.
  

      2. In Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT version 4.0, click the Start
         button on the taskbar, and then click Run.
  

         In Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, in Program Manager or File Manager,
         click Run on the File menu.
  

      3. Type a command to run the Setup program using the /y switch, for
         example
  

            <Drive>:\setup /y
  
         where <Drive> is the drive letter for your diskette or CD-ROM.
  
      4. In the Installation Maintenance dialog box, click Reinstall.
  
      5. When the Setup program is finished, start Microsoft Access and try
         to run the wizard.
  
  

• Use the Regsvr32.exe file to re-register your .dll files.

  To reregister your .dll files using Regsvr32.exe, do the following:

      1. Verify that the Regsvr32.exe file is in your Windows\System
         folder.
  

      2. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
  

      3. In the Open box, type the following:
  

           Regsvr32 c:\progra~1\common~1\micros~1\dao\dao3032.dll
  
  

   ARTICLE-ID: Q161983
   TITLE     : ACC97: Regsvr32.exe Available on MSL

1. Perform steps 1 and 2 in the section called "The Wizard Is Not Set Up on Your Computer, or a Wizard File Is Missing."

2. In the Installation Maintenance dialog box, click Reinstall.

3. When the Setup program is finished, start Microsoft Access and try to run the wizard.

A File Needed to Run the Wizards Is Mismatched or Corrupted

Once you determine that none of the previous steps resolve the error message you receive when you try to run a wizard, you must remove and reinstall Microsoft Access for Windows 95 or Microsoft Office Professional for Windows 95.

The Setup program will not remove any Microsoft Office files that you created from your hard drive. However, it is strongly recommended that you back up any Microsoft Office files that are important to you before you follow these steps.