OFFXPDEV: Building an Access Run-Time Package Can Be Very Slow (291402)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office XP Developer
This article was previously published under Q291402

SYMPTOMS

When you create a Microsoft Access run-time package, Access can become unresponsive and appear to hang.

CAUSE

You have started the Packaging Wizard as an add-in from within the Visual Basic Environment (VBE) window associated with Microsoft Access. The first time a package is created with the Access Run-Time included, the Packaging Wizard copies all of the Access Run-Time and Office System Pack files from the Office XP installation source to a destination on the computer's local hard disk drive. This process can be time consuming, depending on the computer's speed and the installation point (CD or Network installation).

RESOLUTION

Start the Packaging Wizard from the Start menu; that is, click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Office XP Developer, and then click Packaging Wizard. By starting the wizard in this manner, you avoid the issue outlined in the "Symptoms" section. It will still take the same amount of time for the Packaging Wizard to copy the needed files, but Access will not be affected. Subsequent starts of the Packaging Wizard from within Access through the VBE add-in will not exhibit the behavior.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

  1. Open the Northwind Sample Database.
  2. Press ALT+F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor.
  3. On the Add-ins menu, click Packaging Wizard.
  4. Keep clicking Next to accept all the defaults until the final page. On the final page, click Finish.
  5. Click OK to choose the default in the dialog box that asks you where you would like to save your packaged application.
  6. Click Create New in the next dialog box to create a new local Access run-time package.
  7. Click OK to choose the default when you select a location where to create the Access run-time package.
  8. Point the next dialog box to the location of the Office XP CD, and then click OK. Note that Access appears to be unresponsive for several minutes while the package is being created.

    NOTE: The first time that you run the Packaging Wizard, insert the Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage CD from the left hand side of the Office XP Developer CD box, and then click OK.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/13/2001
Keywords:kbprb KB291402
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