MOD2000: Access Run-Time Does Not Install on Terminal Server

ID: Q244439

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Developer

SYMPTOMS

If you try to run Setup for a solution that includes the Access Run-Time version, during the Access Run-Time version Setup, you may receive the following error message:

Some default settings in Microsoft Access 2000 Runtime setup do not work properly on a Windows Terminal Server. To install Access Runtime on a Terminal Server, you must use the instruction and tools available in your Office Resource Kit or at HTTP://www.Microsoft.com/office/ork


CAUSE

The Access 2000 Run-Time version cannot be installed on Terminal Server. Also, there is no tool on the Office Resource Kit CD that can create the correct transform for the Access Run-Time version Setup. This message is actually referring to a workaround that you can use with Microsoft Office 2000 Setup.


RESOLUTION

The Access 2000 Retail version can be installed on Terminal Server by using a special transform, Termsrvr.mst. However, it must be a separate installation because its Setup cannot be incorporated into your package. You can download Termsrvr.mst from the following Microsoft Web address:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/appndx/toolbox.htm
You can use this transform to install Access from either Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Setup or from the Access 2000 Retail version Setup. This transform cannot be used with the Access Run-Time version Setup.

After you have Access installed on the Terminal Server, you can install your Access solution.

To install the Access Retail version on a Terminal Server, follow these steps.
  1. Log on to your Terminal Server using an account with Administrative rights.


  2. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.


  3. Click Add/Remove Programs.


  4. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click the Install button.


  5. Click Next.


  6. In the Command line for installation program box, type the following:


    7. 
<path to setup>\setup.exe transforms=<path to the transform>\TERMSRVR.MST
    where <path to setup> is the share or CD where the Office 2000 Premium Setup or the Access 2000 Retail version Setup program is located, and <path to the transform> is the folder where Termsrvr.mst is located.

  7. Click Next.


  8. On the Change User Option page, you are presented two installation choices. Select All users begin with common application settings, and then click Next


  9. This starts the typical Access 2000 or Office 2000 Setup. Enter your install information, and click Next until you see the Ready to Install page.


  10. If you are using Office 2000 Setup and you only want users to have Access 2000, or if you are using the Access 2000 Setup and you want to select what features you want to install, continue with the following steps. Otherwise, on the Ready to Install page, click Install Now.


  11. If you want to customize your Setup, on the Ready to Install page, click Customize.


  12. Click Next twice until you get to the Selecting Features page. Select the components that you want to install. For instance, if you are using the Office 2000 Premium installation, you may want to install only Access. In that case, change the other products to Not Available. You may also select what features of Access you want to install.


  13. After you are finished selecting Office features, click Install Now.

    When Setup is finished, you are asked to restart the server.


At this point you can install your Access Solution.


MORE INFORMATION

Terminal Server Considerations

Windows Installer, used to set up and configure programs and components of Office, uses a transform file to allow a network administrator to designate options and features that are installed. Because the Terminal Server environment is different than the usual network environment, Microsoft has supplied a transform file to specifically handle the Terminal Server installation. If you try to use a customized transform not designated for use with Terminal Server, Office will not be installed.

The transform file is named TermSrvr.mst and is available with the Office Resource Kit (ORK). Although Termsrvr.mst can be customized to include options and features that you want to make available to Terminal Server client users, modification of the TermSrvr.mst is not supported by Microsoft.

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Last Reviewed: December 23, 1999
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