ACC1x: Error When Installing MS Access on DEC Pathworks Network

ID: Q96466

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1

SYMPTOMS

During a network server installation of Microsoft Access on a DEC Pathworks 4.x network, the following error message may be displayed:

You must run setup/a before setup/n

CAUSE

You probably attempted to install Microsoft Access to a Disk Services drive.

Microsoft Windows considers DEC Pathworks 4.x Disk Services to be a local disk drive. Windows considers DEC Pathworks 4.x File Services to be a network drive.

RESOLUTION

To perform a network server installation of Microsoft Access on a DEC Pathworks 4.x network, you must install to a File Services drive. You cannot successfully complete a network installation to a Disk Services drive.

Keywords : kbsetup StpNet
Version : 1.0 1.1
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb