xp and access

[rsims]

I'm trying to run both microsoft access 2000 and 97 on my xp computer. The 2000 works just fine, but when I try to run the 97 a message appears 'Microsoft access can't start because there is no license for it on this machine'. I installed both from original disks.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[bcastner]

MS says:

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There are two possible causes for this error message.

The most likely cause is that Microsoft Access is not properly registered on your computer. If Microsoft Access is not properly registered on your computer, follow the steps in the "Rename a Font, and Then Reinstall Microsoft Access" section of the "Resolution" section of this article to properly register Access on your computer.

The second cause applies only to computers that are running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Microsoft Windows 2000 (My note: and XP). On these operating systems, you may also receive this error message if you do not have Read permissions to the Licenses key in the registry. If this applies to you, follow the steps in the "No Read Permissions to Licenses Key" section of the "Resolutions" section of this article to give necessary users and groups Read permissions to the Licenses key.

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/Q141/3/73.ASP&NoWebContent=1

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