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1. Find & rename Hatten.ttf: The presence of this font kicks of a "Microsoft Access can't start because there is no license for it on this machine" error message, so you must temporarily rename it. For some bizzrare reason, File Find did NOT ever search through the C;\Windows\Fonts> folder. In addition, so long as the file was in the Fonts folder, I could not rename it. I moved the file to a C:\Temp> folder then renamed as directed to "Hatten.sav".
2. Rename MSACCESS.EXE to MSACCESS.2k: Oh, good, an easy step that worked!
3. Install Access 97/Office 97 to custom folder: As in when it prompts you to select a directory, put Access 97 into a new folder. Whoops! "Install" was not an option when I fired up the SETUP.EXE on the Access 97 CD, but something like, mmm, Reinstall/Repair was. Oh, bleep! Because SETUP found some portion of files on the disc, it did not recognize this as a fresh install. Consequently, the Change Directory prompt never appear, and SETUP merrily wiped out my Access 2000 installation.
4. Reinstall Access 2000: Toss in my Office 2000 upgrade disc, which said it could Reinstall/Repair, ?Add new features (like customizing the Office Annoyance, er, Assistant). No option for JUST installing Access 2000 alone. <STATION BREAK WHILE OFFICE 2000 RELOADS>
5. Redo steps 1 and 2
6. Rename the Microsoft Office folder to Office2000: Maybe not a smart move, but somehow I need to trick Access 97's setup routine into thinking this is a new install
7. Install Access 97: This time I was able to specify a non-Office 2000 folder to install Access 97 (if you do this, make sure you have the installation codes from the back of the CD holder). Put on D drive in "Access 97" folder.
8. Delete Extra Copy of Office 2000: Oh, my ... when I tried to fire up Access 2000 Friday, the Office 2000 setup wizard kept "configuring" my software. As in apparently loading a new set into a new "Microsoft Office" folder. Evidently it wasn't happy with my renaming of the folder to Office 2000. Delete extra set of files, then rename the Office2000 folder back to "Microsoft Office". The reloads put a fresh copy of Hatten.ttf into the fonts folder, so don't need (it seems ...) the original version. NOW everything works.