ACC2000: Error Message When You Choose Not to Install Northwind

ID: Q199197


The information in this article applies to:


SYMPTOMS

When you click No to installing the sample database Northwind.mdb, you receive the following error message:

Microsoft Access can't find the database file 'Northwind Sample Databse.mdb.' Make sure you entered the correct the path and file name.


CAUSE

You receive the error message when the following conditions are true:

NOTE: The Install Now option will install Northwind.mdb on first use.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Install Microsoft Office and select to have the Northwind.mdb sample database installed on first use.


  2. Start Microsoft Access.


  3. In the Microsoft Access startup dialog box, click the Northwind Sample Database, and then click OK.


  4. Click No, when asked, "This feature is not currently installed. Would you like to install it now?"

    Note that you receive the error message listed at the beginning of the article.


Additional query words: pra


Keywords          : kbdta DcmNwd 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999