Access97 + 2000ME Trouble!

[doogied]

Having a problem installing & running Access97 on 2000ME. Error Message: "MSAccess cannot start because there is no license file on this computer." Funny, it ran fine several months ago?! I've uninstalled, rebooted, and reinstalled... still getting same results.
FYI...this system already has a 2000 Version of Word and Excel.
Any advice or info is appreciated! Thanks.

 

[MichGovTech1]

Did you see the posts by ActiveThistle and johncurtis entitled "Office XP killed Access97"? It sounds like the same problem.

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ActiveThistle (TechnicalUser) Feb 5, 2002
I used to have Office 97 installed and upgraded to XP to try it out.

When the 30 day limit expired I uninstalled XP and tried to reinstall
Office 97. Everything works fine except MSAccess. When I try to run it I
get no splash screen, just an alert saying:

Microsoft Access can't start because there is no license for it on this
machine."

Any suggestions short of a full format & reinstall?

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johncurtis (TechnicalUser)
Feb 5, 2002

This is a known issue. See

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q141373

for details.

 

[Tech2001]

Access 2000 Is Already Installed
If you already have Access 2000 on the computer, and you want to add Access 97, there are some additional steps you must follow.

When you try to install Access 97, you have to avoid the "Microsoft Access can't start because there is no license for it on this machine" error message caused by the presence of the Hatten font, which is installed by Access 2000 and Office 2000. Also, if the Access 97 installation finds a newer version of the Msaccess.exe file on the computer, it will not install the 97 version of the Msaccess.exe file.

Click Start , point to Find , and then click Files or Folders .


Find the Hatten.ttf file, and then rename it to Hatten.sav. You must do this to avoid the "Microsoft Access can't start because there is no license for it on this machine" error message when you start Access 97.

NOTE : You can find the Hatten.ttf file in the Fonts folder under the name, Haettenschweiler.


Find the existing version of the Msaccess.exe file, and then rename it to Msaccess.2k . Before you rename it, confirm that the version of the Msaccess.exe file is 9.0x by right-clicking the file, and then clicking Properties . Then click the Version tab


Install Access 97 or Office 97.


When prompted, click Change Directory to install Access 97 in a folder other than the folder in which Access 2000 is installed. For example, install the program in a folder named C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office97\.


After the installation is finished, find the Msaccess.2k file and rename it back to Msaccess.exe. Also, find the Hatten.sav file and rename it back to Hatten.ttf.


Problems After Installing Access 97 and Access 2000 on the Same Computer
If the procedures described in this article were not followed when the second version of Access was installed on the computer, you may have problems when you try to start Access. Following are descriptions of the error messages or problems that you may encounter, as well as the resolutions.

One error message you may receive is:
Microsoft Access can't start because there is no license for it on this machine.
To resolve this behavior, follow these steps:
Click Start , point to Find , and then click Files or Folders .


In the Named box, type Hatten.ttf .


In the Look In box, type C:\Windows\Fonts or the path to the Fonts folder on your computer. If you are not sure of the font folder's location, open Windows explorer and verify the directory where Windows is installed. Note: If you are on Windows NT 4.0, the path may be C:\WINNT\Fonts


Click Find Now to start the search.


Under Name , right-click the Hatten.ttf file, and on the menu that appears, click Rename .


Change the name of the file to Hatten.sav.

NOTE: You can find the Hatten.ttf file in the Fonts folder under the name, Haettenschweiler


Insert your Access 97 or Office 97 CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.


Click Start , and then click Run .


Type the command to run the Microsoft Access Setup program and use the /y switch to reregister Access 97. For example, type:

<BLOCKQUOTE> D:\Setup.exe /y
In the Installation Maintenance Program dialog box, click Reinstall . The Setup program updates the system registry for Access. When Setup is finished, start Access.


NOTE: Following the steps in this procedure has the side effect of changing all the Start menu shortcuts to point back to the Office 97 programs. If you want to have the shortcuts point to the Office 2000 programs, run Office 2000 Setup in maintenance mode, and then click Repair . You can then select to repair the Start menu shortcuts.