ACC95: Setup and Conversion Questions and Answers (7.0)

• Microsoft Access 7.0

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

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1. 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.



2. 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, order item number Q136132 by selecting the FastTips Technical Library option from the FastTips Main Menu.



3. 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).



4. 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.



5. 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, order item number Q136131 by selecting the FastTips Technical Library option from the FastTips Main Menu.



6. 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, order item number Q136133 by selecting the FastTips Technical Library option from the FastTips Main Menu. You can also find information in "Building Applications with Microsoft Access for Windows 95", Appendix A, "Converting or Using Applications Created in Previous Versions."

Keywords          : kbdta 
Version           : 7.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo 

Last Reviewed: April 16, 1999