If I remember correctly, Access 97 has earlier DLLs than the ones that Gunny
describes, but it certainly won't hurt to try. Before doing anything else
though, I'd uninstall Office 97, reboot, then run Regclean.exe (should be on
the Office 97 CD). Then reboot again and try re-installing Office. If you
are still having problems, try Gunny's solution.
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Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
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