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    Vista - Access 2003 Can't replace Db

    I have a database created in Access 03 for a customer running Vista. The customer is running a runtime version of Access 03. When I make changes to the db and copy them to the customer's pc, the changes do not get copied. If I copy the changes to a pc running XP everything copies just fine...
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    Save as XPS message

    I have an AC 2003 db that a customer is running using runtime. There is a report in the db and when the customer tries to run it, a "save as xps" box comes up. The customer is running the db using 6 machines, only 2 of the machines are getting the error. Is this an issue with Vista?
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    Corrupt DB

    I hope that someone can help me. I have scanned this forum and the internet without any luck. I have an MS Access db that I have been working on for several months and yesterday, somehow or another, it became corrupt. The biggest problem I have is I do not have a good backup to restore from...
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    Security Problem

    I have a db on a network that is being access using a runtime version of access. FE local and BE on the network. I have user level security setup and everything works fine as long as an aministrator of the pc is logged onto the pc. When someone else logs on to the pc and is not an aministrator...
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    Field Errors in Report using a .mde file

    I have a database that I converted to an .mde and I then distributed it using the 2003 Developers Extension Tools Packaging Wizard. So it is being accessed using a runtime version of Access 2003. On one of the reports, I am concatenating two fields, [LastName] and [FirstName], from the...
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    Cannot run a report in any database

    I cannot open or view the design of any report. I have opened several dbs and all of the reports are behaving the same way, I can't do anything to a report in any of them! Earlier in the day everything worked fine and now all of the sudden it does not. Can anyone help???
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    Install font with developers edition

    I use A97 and also have the A97 developer's edition. I have a db I need to distribute that uses a bar code font. Is it possible to distribute the bar code font using the developers edition? Thanks.
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    Access cannot create window

    Does anyone know why I am getting the message "Microsoft Access cannot create window" when I open my db using a desktop shortcut? Once the message comes up, I can then open without any problems?
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    Playing a wav file?

    I have searched for this answer but have not found a simple solution to this and there may not be one. Is the a way to play a wav file or any other sound file in an after update event to serve as a confirmation tone to a particular action ( ie: bar code scan confirmation tone) ?
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    Linked MSWord Object Print Quality settings

    I have a fairly simple report that links an MSWord file that contains a few graphic images. These images will not print if I have my printer set to "draft" quality, thet will only print when the printer is set to "normal" quality. When I print this file (template) directly from Word it prints...
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    Viewing upcoming birthdays

    I have a simple db in which I am compiling profile information about customer contacts. General stuff like name, address, etc. and Birthday. I want to write a query that will show me anyone who has a birthday in the next 30 days. The info in the table is date/time and is formatted as short...
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    TableDef index error

    when trying to open a database to make a change to a form I encountered an error message I not yet seen: " isn't an index in this table. Look in the indexes collection of the TableDef object to determine the valid index names. Can anyone give me some insite as to how to fix this problem?
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    Six Sigma HELP

    Is anyone out there using Access to calculate sigma values? or does anyone how to use the following Excel formula in VBA NORMSINV(1-([field1]/[field2]))+1.5. Any help would be appreciated.
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    Leading Zeros

    I have read all of the posts in this forum concerning leading zeros. Several responses suggested putting a zero in the format of the text box for each placeholder needed. ex 00000 = 00123. I have tried that and it works for an unbound text box, but when I make the text box bound to my table it...
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    Message box when minimized

    Can someone give me a hint on how to have a message box pop up when Access is minimized? I have a form with a couple of subforms that act as counters. When a count changes, I want to have a message pop up to alert the user of the change. This form refreshes itself every five minutes, does...
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    Hyperlink Help

    I am using a few hyperlinks to open other forms in my db and when you click one, the web toolbar becomes visible. Does anyone know how to make the web toolbar not visible? thanks.
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    ODBC Connection Speed

    I have a db that connects to another system which has an SQL Server backend. I have established a connection and can get to the tables without a problem. when I try to run a query that accesses the SQL db, it takes forever for the query to run. Is there a setting I can change that will speed...
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    Email with Lotus Notes code!

    I have found some code on the interenet ( I can't rember where) that allows you to send an email with an attachment through Lotus Notes. It works great when you block the line for the attachment. I would like to use this to attach a Word doc to my email. When I try to run it I get an error...
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