ACC2: Cannot Run Setup for Solutions Pack on Workstation
ID: Q114878
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Access 2.0
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Microsoft Access Solutions Pack, version 1.0
SYMPTOMS
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
On a computer running a network installation of Microsoft Access version
2.0, running Setup for the Microsoft Access Solutions Pack version 1.0
results in the following message:
Setup could not find Microsoft Access version 2.0 installed locally
on your system. Please install Microsoft Access version 2.0 before
installing this application.
CAUSE
The Microsoft Access Solutions Pack requires that Microsoft Access be
installed on the local computer and will not accept a network location
for the Microsoft Access directory.
The same message occurs if the Solutions Pack setup cannot find
MSACC20.INI.
RESOLUTION
If the MSACC20.INI file is missing, either recreate the MSACC20.INI file
manually or reinstall Access 2.0 to recreate it. Then run the Solutions
Pack setup again.
Otherwise, either install Microsoft Access 2.0 locally on the computer,
or use the following steps to force Setup to believe that Microsoft
Access is installed locally.
NOTE: The technique documented in this article does not work if you are
running on a computer that does not have a local hard drive. Also, this
technique does not work for the ADT. Access MUST be installed on a local
hard disk to install the ADT and run the Setup wizard.
- On the local hard drive, create a directory called ACC20 that you
will cause Setup to believe is the local Microsoft Access directory.
- In the directory that you created in step 1, create a file called
UTILITY.MDA. You can create the empty file with any text editor (such
as Windows Notepad).
- In your local Windows directory, rename the MSACC20.INI file to
MSACC20.OLD.
- Using any text editor (such as Windows Notepad) create a file
containing the following lines:
[Options]
UtilityDB=C:\ACC20\UTILITY.MDA
Save the file in your local Windows directory as MSACC20.INI. You
should now be able to run Setup successfully for the Microsoft Access
Solutions Pack.
- Once Setup is finished, delete the MSACC20.INI file in your local
Windows directory. Rename the MSACC20.OLD file that you created
in step 3 to MSACC20.INI.
Additional query words:
solpack solution
Keywords : kberrmsg kbsetup StpOthr
Version : 2.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb