You receive a "Can't find the database you specified" error message when you start Access 97 after upgrade to Office 2000 (235280)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Access 2000
- Microsoft Access 97
This article was previously published under Q235280 Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability
skills.
This article applies only to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb).
SYMPTOMS When you start Microsoft Access 97 by double-clicking the
Msaccess.exe file or a shortcut directed to that file, you may receive the
following error message: Can't find the database you specified, or you didn't specify a database at all.
Specify a valid database in the command line and
include a path if necessary. When you try to open a database by
double-clicking the .mdb file or a shortcut directed to that file, you find
that it opens, but that you cannot see the Database window or most of the
default menus and toolbars. If your database doesn't have a Startup form, you
only see a gray background in Access. You may also experience the
following symptoms:
- When installing Office 2000 and you click Customize, there is no choice to keep Microsoft Access 97 in the Remove Previous Versions dialog box. If Microsoft Access 97 was the only Office program
installed, you do not see the Remove Previous Versions dialog box.
- After installing Office 2000, Microsoft Access 97 is
missing from the list of installed programs in the Add/Remove tool in Control
Panel.
CAUSE You have installed Microsoft Office 2000 on a computer that
already has both Access 97 (installed with Office 97 Professional) and a
run-time application built on Access 97 installed.
The Office 2000
Setup routine recognized the existence of the Access 97 run-time program on the
computer, but removes certain files and registry keys needed for the full
version of Access 97 to run correctly. RESOLUTION Reinstall Office 97 Professional to replace the files and
registry keys that were removed by the Office 2000 installation. Reinstalling Office 97 ProfessionalNOTE: Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the
following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your
product documentation to complete these steps. - Rename the Hatten.ttf font to Hatten.old. By default, the
Hatten font is located in the Fonts folder in the Windows folder.
- Insert the Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition compact
disc into the CD-ROM drive and run the installation program.
- When prompted for a location to install into, make sure to
select the same location where Office 97 was previously installed. The default
location of Office 97 is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office.
- Complete the type of installation that you want.
When you have finished reinstalling Office 97 Professional,
both versions of Access and your run-time application should work as
expected. During the reinstallation of Office 97, the application
icons on the Programs submenu of the Start menu will be changed to start the Office 97 versions of the
Office applications. If you want to change the Start menu so that it starts the Office 2000 versions of the
applications, you have to repair the Office 2000 installation. Repairing the Office 2000 Icons- On the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
- In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, select the Office 2000 product from the list of
installed programs, and then click Add/Remove.
- In the Microsoft Office 2000 Maintenance Mode dialog box, click Repair Office.
- In the Reinstall/Repair Microsoft Office 2000 dialog box, click to select Repair Errors in my Office
installation, and then click to select (check) Restore my shortcuts.
- Click Finish.
- When asked to restart the computer, click Yes.
After you have restarted the computer, the icons on the Start menu will start the Office 2000 versions of the Office
applications. STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a
problem in Microsoft Office 2000.
REFERENCES The following article describes a similar issue that
results in the same error message described at the beginning of this article: 235279 ACC2000: "Can't Find the Database You Specified" Error When Starting Access 97 on Computer with Office 2000 Small Business Tools
For additional information about installing Access 97 and
Access 2000 on the same computer, click the article number below to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 241141 ACC2000: How to Install Access 97 and Access 2000 on the Same Computer
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/28/2004 |
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Keywords: | kbsetup kbcorrupt kbopenfile kbprb kberrmsg kbnofix KB235280 |
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