Access 97 with Office 2003 Small Business

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gregb369

Does anyone know of a way to install Access 97 on the same computer as
Office 2003 Small Business. I know, I know, why would anyone want to
install Access 97 in year 2004. These people are being cheap. Office 2003
Small Biz has no Access. Access 97 will install, but when you try to open
it, it says that there is no license to run it. Does anyone know a way
around it?
 
G

GVaught

Yeah, but it will cost ya!.

Just kidding. It has something to do with a font. There is a knowledge base
article on this.

1.. Quit all Microsoft Office programs that may be running on your
computer.
2.. On the Start menu, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders.
3.. In the Named box, type hatten.ttf.
4.. In the Look in box, type c:\windows\fonts.

NOTE: The path to the Fonts folder may be different on your computer.
5.. Click Find Now to start the search.

NOTE: If Hatten.ttf is not found, try searching for Haettenschweiler.ttf.
Haettenschweiler is the full name of the Hatten font.
6.. Under Name, right-click the hatten.ttf file, and then click Rename on
the shortcut menu that appears.
7.. Change the name of the file to hatten.xxx. If you receive a prompt
that states that changing the extension may cause the file to become
unusable, click Yes.
8.. Minimize, but do not close, the Find dialog box.
9.. On the Start Menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
10.. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
11.. In the Add/Remove Program Properties dialog box, click the
Install/Uninstall tab, and select Microsoft Office 97, Professional Edition
in the program list.
12.. Click Add/Remove to run Office Setup in Maintenance Mode.
13.. In the Microsoft Office 97 Setup dialog box, click Reinstall.
14.. After the reinstallation is finished, click the Find dialog box on
the taskbar to maximize it.
15.. Under Name, right-click the hatten.xxx file, and then click Rename on
the shortcut menu that appears.
16.. Change the name of the file back to hatten.ttf.
 
P

Peter Milsom

Have you tried to install Access Runtime for Access 97.
That's distribution free and doesn't require licenses.
 
T

Tony Toews

gregb369 said:
Does anyone know of a way to install Access 97 on the same computer as
Office 2003 Small Business. I know, I know, why would anyone want to
install Access 97 in year 2004. These people are being cheap.

Why not? I still use A97 a lot. It works and it's reliable.

Tony

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