Done it - it works
Wow - would you believe it!!!
MANY MANY thanks
[I had the same post on the Public.Access group with no response - have
added the information you provided to the Access news Group - in the hope
that the users/supporters there latch onto the answer.]
Jim Bunton
"JS" <@> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> If you have a PC with more than 1GB of ram then see the post below, about
> half way down the list of replies:
> http://bytes.com/forum/thread206045.html
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> JS
> http://www.pagestart.com
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> "Jim Bunton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:48f236e2$0$12030$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Windows xp Media centre
>> New install following virus problem!
>> Drive C: reformatted befwore install
>> No errors prompted during install
>> Attempted access 97 install immediately after windows install
>> There is another partition on the dsic which contains access 97 & access
>> 2000 .mdb applications
>> There is anothe disc which contains backups of the above
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>> At termination of install error:
>> Could not create WorkGroup Adminsuter file
>> Run MS Access Workgroup Administrator
>> Before running Access
>>
>> Tried this - same problem
>> At the end of the dialogue could not create
>> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SYSTEM.MDW
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