An Error Has Occurred At Changing Workgroup Database Office 97
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Ask a Question Need help? Post your question and get tips & solutions from a community of 418,419 IT Pros & Developers. It's quick & easy. Access 97 Install Difficulty on Windows XP - System.mdw P: n/a Tim Marshall I've just received a new computer with Win XP Version 5.1.2600. I want to have Access 2003 and Access 97 running on this, so I did some googling on cdma and it seems I must install these versions of Access "sequentially", ie, A97, first. When I use the Office 97 installation cd, pick my choices, I end up, at the end of the installation, http://www.utteraccess.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1549570 an error telling me the system.mdw could not be created. When I click OK on this, the installer tells me to run the work group administrator on restart. Well, I can't. I'm trying to create a system.mdw. Can someone please help me. The googling I've done on 97/2003 co-existence didn't seem to pick up this problem or I missed it. Thanks very much in advance. -- Tim - http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~tmarshal/ ^o< /#) https://bytes.com/topic/access/answers/201419-access-97-install-difficulty-windows-xp-system-mdw "Burp-beep, burp-beep, burp-beep?" - Quaker Jake /^^ "What's UP, Dittoooooo?" - Ditto Nov 13 '05 #1 Post Reply Share this Question 1 Reply P: n/a Tim Marshall Well, I figured this out and am going to reply to it for the sake of Googlers to come. My machine: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600], ie sp 1a Pentium 3.2 2.0 Gigs RAM Server: MS Server 2003 (not sure if this had anything to do with it) On installing Office components from Office 97 cd, the following error messages are encountered: On completion of the installation, a message box entitled "Workgroup Administrator" appears with the message: "An error has occurred at changing workgroup database" On clicking the OK button, another message box with the same title appears: "Setup couldn't create a system.mdw file. After setup is complete, reboot your computer then run the workgroup administrator before you run this application (-1011)." From my investigation of the issue, it appears Office 97 is (obviously) not equipped to deal with the file and security arrngement of Windows XP. System.mdw is usually created in the c:\windows\system32 directory. I assume program files and windows directories are set up in Win XP such that alteration or creation of files within them requires some kind of coding from the client appl
Chris_Elliott Guest About ten years ago, I used started using Access to create a database for I book I am writing. (Installed from Office 97 Professional Edition.) I just reinstalled Access http://www.office-forums.com/threads/reinstalling-access-97-on-a-vista-pc.797018/ every time I got a new PC, and carried on with the database. Recently, when I got a new computer running Vista, I used LapLink PC Mover to transfer files and programs across from my old PC. Everything worked OK for a while, then Windows Vista started encountering major problems, and eventually, after exhausting all the other options, I had to reformat the HD and reinstall it. an error However, when I tried to reinstall Access from the Office 97 Professional Edition CD, I got a series of error messages with a Workgroup Administrator heading. "An error has occurred at changing Workgroup Database." "Setup couldn't create a SYSTEM.MDW file. After setup is completed, reboot your computer, then run the Workgroup Administrator before you run this application. (-1011) I tried running the Workgroup Administrator, and got two error an error has messages: "Couldn't find the file c:\windows\system32\system.mdw. This file is required for startup." "An error has occurred at changing workgroup database." I'm now using Open Office, and don't want to upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft Office Professional just to get a working version of Access, but at the moment I can't access my own database. Can anyone tell me how to reinstall Access 97 on a Vista machine, or what to do so that I can open the . mdb file for my database in another program. (Open Office Base will connect to it, but only to do very limited editing.) Thanks in anticipation of help. Chris_Elliott, Mar 28, 2010 #1 Advertisements Gina Whipp Guest Cris, Since I have never tried loading Access 97 on my Vista machine could not offer first time experience but I did find this that might help... http://www.vistax64.com/vista-security/182769-installing-access-97-vista.html ....scroll almost to the bottom to get what Chris Barnes found worked as a solution. -- Gina Whipp 2010 Microsoft MVP (Access) "I feel I have been denied critical, need to know, information!" - Tremors II http://www.regina-whipp.com/index_files/TipList.htm "Chris_Elliott"