Cannot View Bitmap in Access Form on Windows 2000-Based Computer (304575)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2

This article was previously published under Q304575

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a device-independent bitmap (DIB) into an OLE object field in Microsoft Access, the bitmap may not be displayed.

CAUSE

When you run Access on a Windows 2000-based computer, Access loses the OLE information that is necessary to render the object as a device-independent bitmap (DIB).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date          Time     Version        Size     File name
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   Aug 16, 2001  15:17pm  5.0.2195.4158  940,816  Ole32.dll
   Aug 16, 2001  15:16pm  5.0.2195.4109  427,792  Rpcrt4.dll
   Aug 16, 2001  15:17pm  5.0.2195.3881  185,104  Rpcss.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/26/2005
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