You receive a "Can't find the database you specified or you didn't specify a database at all" error message in a stand-alone version of Access 2002 (887036)
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SYMPTOMSYou may receive an error message when you install a stand-alone version of Microsoft Access 2002 on a computer that has Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Edition
installed. When you try to
run Access 2002, you may receive the following error message: Can't find the database you specified or you didn't specify a
database at all. CAUSEThis problem may occur if Access 2002 was not installed
correctly.RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, remove and reinstall Access 2002.
To do this, follow these steps:
- Click Start, click Run, type
appwiz.cpl, and then click
OK.
- In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box,
click Microsoft Access
2002, and then click Remove.
Note Because Access 2002 may not have been installed correctly, it may not
appear in the Add or Remove Programs dialog box. If it does
not appear, follow these steps:
- Click Start, click
Run, type explorer.exe, and then click
OK.
- Locate the C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office folder.
- In the C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office folder, right-click Msaccess.exe, click
Rename, type msaccess.old, and then
press ENTER.
- Insert the Microsoft Access 2002 Setup CD.
- Install Access 2002 in the C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\OfficeXP folder.
Note Continue to steps 5 and 6 only if you renamed Msaccess.exe in step 2c because Access did not appear in the Add or Remove Programs dialog box. - Click Start, click Run,
type explorer.exe, and then click
OK.
- In the C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office folder, right-click Msaccess.old, click Rename,
type msaccess.exe, and then press ENTER.
STATUSMicrosoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
in the "Applies to" section.REFERENCES
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
304067
You receive a "Can't find database specified" error message in Access 2002
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/24/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbsetup kbDatabase kbopenfile kberrmsg kbtshoot kbprb KB887036 kbAudEndUser |
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