ACC95: Local Installation Required by Access Internet Assistant

ID: Q152476

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Access version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

When you try to install the Microsoft Access Internet Assistant (IA95) with a workstation installation of Microsoft Access version 7.0, you may receive the following error message:

    Setup could not find Microsoft Access installed on your system.
    Please install Microsoft Access before installing this application.

    Note: This error also occurs when attempting to install the Microsoft
    Access Internet Assistant (IA95) on a system that has Microsoft Access
    97 installed. Microsoft Access Internet Assistant (IA95) was designed
    only to enhance Microsoft Access 7.0. The features it provides are
    now included in Microsoft Access 97.

CAUSE

IA95 requires a local installation of Microsoft Access.

RESOLUTION

There is no workaround for this requirement. Perform a Typical, Compact, or Custom installation of Microsoft Access 7.0 locally.

Keywords          : EvnOthr kbenv
Version           : 7.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : Info_Provided

Last Reviewed: September 11, 1997