Prevent Access 2007 from starting setup

[Jan Serpieters]

I've a computer with two versions of MS Access installed (2000 and 2007 and
both needed).
Access 2000 was installed first (in C:\Program files\Microsoft Office) and
then Access 2007 (in C:\Program files\Microsoft Office12).
With Access 2000 there are no problems and when a user ONLY uses Access 2007
then everything works fine to.
But when a user has started Access 2000 first and then needs to launch
Access 2007 then setup of Office 2007 starts configurating the system.
Afterwards Access 2007 runs again without problems.

How can I prevent this re-configuration of Office 2007 when starting Access
2007?

I've tried adding the following registry keys:
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\excel\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Publisher\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Access\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Access\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1

reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\excel\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Publisher\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Access\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Access\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1

but without result.

Thanks in advance for your reply.

 

[Keven Denen]

I've a computer with two versions of MS Access installed (2000 and 2007 and
both needed).
Access 2000 was installed first (in C:\Program files\Microsoft Office) and
then Access 2007 (in C:\Program files\Microsoft Office12).
With Access 2000 there are no problems and when a user ONLY uses Access 2007
then everything works fine to.
But when a user has started Access 2000 first and then needs to launch
Access 2007 then setup of Office 2007 starts configurating the system.
Afterwards Access 2007 runs again without problems.

How can I prevent this re-configuration of Office 2007 when starting Access
2007?

I've tried adding the following registry keys:
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\excel\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\Options /v NoReReg/t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Publisher\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Access\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Access\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1

reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\excel\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\Options /v NoReReg/t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Publisher\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Access\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Access\Options /v NoReReg /t
REG_DWORD /d 1

but without result.

Thanks in advance for your reply.

From everything I've read, there is no similar registry change that
does this trick for Access. I have been trying to find the same answer
for awhile now as I want to get more comfortable with 2007 but can't
stand the 1-2 minute wait while Access reconfigures itself everytime I
try to use it.

Keven Denen

 

[James A. Fortune]

I've a computer with two versions of MS Access installed (2000 and 2007 and
both needed).
Access 2000 was installed first (in C:\Program files\Microsoft Office) and
then Access 2007 (in C:\Program files\Microsoft Office12).
With Access 2000 there are no problems and when a user ONLY uses Access 2007
then everything works fine to.
But when a user has started Access 2000 first and then needs to launch
Access 2007 then setup of Office 2007 starts configurating the system.
Afterwards Access 2007 runs again without problems.

How can I prevent this re-configuration of Office 2007 when starting Access
2007?

Isn't it possible to backup the two different registry configurations?
How long does it take to restore a saved registry? I haven't tried that
idea since I don't put multiple versions of Access on the same computer,
but it might work.

James A. Fortune
(e-mail address removed)