DATABASE REPORTS - ACCESS 2003

[Bon]

In my office we are using 2003. I recently built a database and have been
using it for the past five months. Since late last month (Feb) I have been
unable to bring up the reports. I can input info into the forms or even in
the table but I am unable to generate a report. Is anyone else having a
similar problem? Were you able to fix it. We have sent my comput to the IT
department to no avail. I suggested reloading the software, I don't know if
that has been done but my databse is still not allowing me to open any of the
reports.

 

[Evi]

What happens when you try to open a report? Nothing? An Error Message? Can
you create a new report if you don't use the Wizard?

There've been a few emails on this subject with the same problem - Problems
with Acc2003 and reports. A google search provides several complaints but
few common solutions if any.
A few user mention that it happens when they change to Windows Vista
In this link
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/forumarchives/Accessreports/Dec2005/post25245147.
asp
one user copied 'the binary value from DevModePerUser to the default
printer' whatever that means.
http://www.mcse.ms/archive/index.php/t-551556.html
this user changed his default printer and it all started working again.

The article suggests that there may be a link with this article in the MS
(fast shrinking) Knowledge Base
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/188697/en-us
Disconnecting Network Printer Leaves Registry Settings
But I can't see anything referring to this problem in the Access 2003
Reports TroubleShooter at
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/2509/en-gb/?sid=98&aid=3&GSA_AC_More3

Evi

 

[Duane Hookom]

99% of the questions like this are resolved by setting or changing the
default printer in the Windows Control Panel.

 

[Ed Cones]

As Duane suggested it's probably the printer. I had exactly the same problem
while using a shared network printer as the default. I couldn't create
reports or use existing reports. Other users could log onto my comptuer,
share the same printer and do fine. I set it up as a local IP printer, and
it works fine. Go figger.