shortcut on desktop to Access db won't launch it

[DougP]

On a few computers this one is running XP Pro I have variuos shortcuts to the differnt databases users need to open. I am setting up a new user on a laptop and one of the shortcuts will not do anything. If I double click it it shows the hourglass for a bnit then nothing. I have another database in the same folder and it works just fine.

DougP

 

[Remou]

Have you tried creating a new shortcut?

 

[JoeAtWork]

If you look in the properties of the shortcut, does the Target point to the correct file?

Can you open the file by first starting Access, and then opening with File -> Open?

 

[jmgaddis]

I usually create my shortcuts with a path to the Office files also... this also helps with using multiple versions of Access.

Target would be something like this: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\MSAccess.exe" "C:\Data\MyDatabase.mdb"

And Start In would be: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office (no quotes)

Hope this helps.

Thanks,
John

 

[tmattson]

We are experiencing this very same phenom and yes this does enable the shortcut to open the database. But I guess the issue is why doesn't the target only open it and what changed...because on most other workstations the 'target' short cut works fine.