Please advise with this ODBC error!

[Sunita Kapoor]

Hi, how is everybody doing?

I uninstalled the time-limited (Nov 30) beta edition of the new MS Office
Professional 2003 yesterday, and reinstalled the 2002 version.

Now:

1. On installation an error message cropped up saying that a ODBC entry
could not be found in the registry for Access 2002. I chose to ignore it and
continue with the install. The program runs but I found that I cannot save
any database created. I get an error stating that the ODBC Driver was not
found!

2. Outlook 2002 cannot access the Outlook data file!!

I have a vague feeling these two issues are somehow related and I honestly
do not know what the ODBC thing is!!

I shall be very grateful for any pointers.

Thanks in anticipation. Everybody have a very nice day.

Sunita Kapoor

 

[The Unknown P]

ODBC just allows any application to access any data
regardless of the data base management. You need to update
your MDAC here http://msdn.microsoft.com/dataaccess
Have fun.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Sunita

Open Control Panel then open "Data Sources(ODBC)"

Under the User DSN tab do you have "Microsoft Access Driver"? A basic Office
setup will generally show 3 items in here........Access, Dbase and Excel

If not, click on "Add". In dialog box that opens scroll down to the Microsoft
Access Driver and select it and "Finish".

Gord Dibben XL2002