Use the Registry Editor

Use the Registry Editor

Caution   Many Microsoft Access registry settings are added automatically when you install Microsoft Access. Changing the installed settings can produce unexpected results, which may make it necessary to reinstall Microsoft Access. It is strongly recommended that you not change settings in the Windows registry. However, if you must change registry settings or options, use the Windows Registry Editor, and change only those settings or options that are explicitly documented. The revised settings take effect the next time you start Microsoft Access. It is recommended that you back up all of the registry, or at least the part you will be editing. For information, look up "backing up the registry" in the index of the Registry Editor Help (available on the menu bar of the Registry Editor).

  1. To run the Registry Editor, click the Windows Start button, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

  2. Navigate to the appropriate registry subkey. The two main subkeys that contain settings that affect Microsoft Access are:

    If there is a plus (+) to the left of the subkey, that registry subkey contains additional subkeys. To edit a registry subkey's value(s), double-click the subkey in the left pane of the Registry Editor window to open it, and then double-click the value you want to edit in the right pane of the Registry Editor window. In some cases, you may need to add new subkeys or values. For information on how to add new subkeys and values, use the Registry Editor Help.

Important   The subkeys displayed below the \Microsoft\Office\9.0\Access subkey apply only to Microsoft Access 2000. The subkeys that are displayed below the \Microsoft\Jet\4.0 subkey apply to the Microsoft Jet database engine that Microsoft Access uses for data access. Changes to these settings affect Microsoft Access 2000 and will affect other programs that use the Microsoft Jet database engine, such as Microsoft Excel 2000, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 or later, and possibly others. To make changes to Microsoft Jet database engine settings that affect only Microsoft Access, change the settings in the \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Access\Jet\4.0 subkey.