'Create an association in the Defaults Apps Settings page.' - error message

[sbrown106]

Hi ,

I am trying to put a front end database on a laptop with MS Access 365 installed on the machine but when I put the front end on the desktop
I get the message below. Ive had googled and tried a couple of things but they havent worked. Has anybody come across this before.

Error message
'This file does not have an app associated with it for performing this action. Please install an app or, if one is already installed, create an association
in the Defaults Apps Settings page.'

Many thanks for any help

 

[Minty]

What icon do you see on the app in file explorer?
And did you mean O365 ? I didn't know you could buy Access on its own.

 

[gemma-the-husky]

Access isn't in every version of office. It may not be in yours. You can buy Access separately (ie A2016 etc), or you could upgrade office to a version with Access.

As @Minty says, do you mean Access 365 or Office 365.

You can also download runtime FOC. It's a full version but removes some facilities, so it depends how robust your database is.

 

[isladogs]

Check whether there is a file association for .ACCDB files.
Open the All Settings app from the system tray area, then click on Apps...Choose Default Application By File Type.
Scroll down to .accdb and you should see something like this:

Or, more simply, right click on the file in Explorer and select Open With....
If Access isn't listed as shown below, click More apps and select it from the list.
Tick the checkbox and click OK.

 

[arnelgp]

maybe reinstall office.
before you do, you need to "completely" remove the app.
there is a removal tools on the web.