KB137346 - ACC95: Setup and Conversion Questions and Answers

Article ID: 137346

Article Last Modified on 6/24/2002

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Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition

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SUMMARY

This article contains questions and answers about setup and conversion issues in Microsoft Access 95 (version 7.0).

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Q. Can I run Microsoft Access for Windows 95 in other versions of Windows?

A. You can run Microsoft Access for Windows 95 in Microsoft Windows 95 or in Microsoft Windows NT(TM) version 3.51 or later. Microsoft Access for Windows 95 does not run in earlier versions of Windows.

Q. What options are installed with a Typical installation?

A. The following components are installed with a Typical installation:

         Microsoft Access
         User Assistance Help
         Microsoft Access Wizards
         Microsoft Excel ISAM
         Text ISAM
         xBASE ISAM
         Microsoft Graph version 5.0
         Northwind.mdb
         MSINFO
         Uninstall
         Briefcase Replication
         Calendar Control

The following components are not installed with a Typical installation:

         Language Reference
         Developer Tools
         Paradox(R) ISAM
         Lotus(R) ISAM
         SQL ODBC driver
         Desktop ODBC drivers
         Solutions.mdb
         Orders.mdb

For additional information about which components are installed with a Typical, Compact, or Complete installation, see 136132.

Q. How do I add or remove Microsoft Access for Windows 95 components?

A. To add or remove components in Windows 95, follow these steps:
1. Click the Microsoft Windows 95 Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel on the menu that appears.
2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon, and then follow the instructions in the Install/Uninstall dialog box.
To add or remove components in Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, double-click the Microsoft Access Setup icon in your Microsoft Office group (or the group that contains your Microsoft Access icons).
Q. Should I keep my earlier version of Microsoft Access?

A. If you plan to create or modify databases that are compatible with an earlier version of Microsoft Access, then yes, keep your earlier version until you have converted all your databases and are comfortable working in Microsoft Access for Windows 95.

For example, if you maintain a database that is shared by people who have not yet upgraded to Microsoft Access for Windows 95, you need your earlier version to make modifications to that database. You can use Microsoft Access for Windows 95 to open databases created in earlier versions and work with data in those databases, but you cannot use Microsoft Access for Windows 95 to modify or create objects in a database created in an earlier version unless you first convert that database to Microsoft Access for Windows 95 format.
Q. In Microsoft Access for Windows 95, I chose to open instead of convert my database created in an earlier version of Microsoft Access. Why did the file size change?

A. Microsoft Access for Windows 95 supports the Visual Basic(R) for applications language that is common to some Microsoft Office programs. In order to use a 1.x or 2.0 database without changing its format, Microsoft Access creates a new system table to hold the Visual Basic translation of the database's Access Basic procedures. With this new system table, you can run your application in Microsoft Access for Windows 95 without having to convert your database.

For additional information about using 1.x and 2.0 databases in Microsoft Access for Windows 95, see 136131.
Q. Why did my Access Basic DoCmd statements not convert correctly?

A. During the conversion of your Microsoft Access 2.0 database, you may receive a message that states, "There were compilation errors during the conversion or enabling of this database," and some of your DoCmd statements are not converted to use the new DoCmd object.

The most common cause of this error message is that some of your Microsoft Access 2.0 modules were not compiled. To resolve the problem, open the database in Microsoft Access 2.0, open all the form and report modules that contain Access Basic code, and click Compile Loaded Modules on the Run menu. Then, reconvert your database to Microsoft Access for Windows 95.

For additional information about conversion issues, see 136133. You can also find information in "Building Applications with Microsoft Access for Windows 95", Appendix A, "Converting or Using Applications Created in Previous Versions."

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