OFFXP: Not Installing Visual Basic for Applications Results in Access Not Installing (281952)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office XP Professional
  • Microsoft Office XP Small Business
  • Microsoft Office XP Standard
  • Microsoft Office XP Students and Teachers
  • Microsoft Office XP Developer
  • Microsoft Access 2002
  • Microsoft Excel 2002
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2002
  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
  • Microsoft Word 2002
This article was previously published under Q281952

SYMPTOMS

When you install Microsoft Office, you may receive the following (or similar) error message:
You have chosen not to install Visual Basic for Applications. Microsoft Access requires Visual Basic for Applications and will be removed if you continue, and some Microsoft Office wizards and templates won't work properly. Do you want to continue?

Yes - Setup does not install Visual Basic for Applications or Access, and removes previous versions from your computer.

No - Setup returns to the previous page, where you can change installation options for Visual Basic for Applications and Access.

CAUSE

You may receive this error message if both of the following conditions are true:
  • You are installing one of the following:

    • Microsoft Office XP Professional
    • Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage
  • You have set one of the following to Not Available:

    • Visual Basic for Applications
    • Office Shared Features

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, ensure that at least Visual Basic for Applications is installed as part of the Office Shared Features.

To ensure that Visual Basic for Applications is installed, follow these steps:
  1. Insert the Office Professional installation CD.
  2. Click Start, and then click Run.
  3. In the Run dialog box, , type drive:\setup in the Open box, where drive is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Accept the license agreement, and then click Next.
  6. Do one of the following:
    • Click Typical or Complete, and then click Next. Follow the instructions of the installation wizard.

      -or-
    1. Click Custom, and then click Next.
    2. Click Choose detailed installation options for each application, and then click Next.
    3. In the Office Feature tree, click the plus sign next to Office Shared Features.
    4. Click the arrow next to Visual Basic for Applications.
    5. On the shortcut menu, click Run from My Computer, or Run all from My Computer, or Installed of First Use.
    6. Click Next, and then follow the instructions of the installation wizard.

WORKAROUND

You can choose to install Microsoft Access (which needs Visual Basic for Applications support) and install the other Office XP programs without Visual Basic for Applications support. To do this, you can install Access 2002 as a separate installation. You will need to acquire the stand-alone version of Access 2002, and install it as a separate product.

When you install the stand-alone version of Access 2002, Visual Basic for Applications is automatically installed, but Visual Basic for Applications is not accessible with other Office programs.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Access requires Visual Basic for Applications to run. If Visual Basic for Applications is not installed, then the Office installation program automatically prevents Access from installing.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB281952
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