Please help with MS Access program

I installed MS Office 2000 on some new pc's with WinXP Pro. All of the
programs run fine except Access. When I click that icon, it comes back with
"can't find database specified or database does not exist. I put customers old
hard drive in to move files over and they have several files that use Access.
I tried it on my personal PC and get the same error. I have 2 disk that come
with this small office version. I un-installed and tried a manual install and I
don't even see the option for Access. Could it be the icon is there but there
but any files to run this program? If so, is there a source just for this
program?
I went to MS database and could not see any help pertaining to this need.
I am not familiar at all with this program so any light is appreicated.
Thanks, Mike
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Michael Bell @Bell Electronics
Rincon, GA.31326

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ospam (MBell7239 wrote in
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> I installed MS Office 2000 on some new pc's with WinXP Pro. All of
> the
> programs run fine except Access. When I click that icon, it comes back
> with "can't find database specified or database does not exist. I put
> customers old hard drive in to move files over and they have several
> files that use Access.

Access can be configured to look for certain Access databases that have
been designed to hold the customer's data for some application the customer
uses. The Access databases could have been created in a specified directory
path and are not there on the machine at application startup.

I don't know what you mean when you indicate that you clicked on the Access
Icon. Are you talking about some *custom* Access Icon for the customer's
usage or are you talking about the MS Access Icon to start Access itself
used to maintain databases and tables?

Duane

Hey Duane,
The MS Access icon I am referring to is the .exe found in program files/Ms
office/office
That is where the icons for excel, outlook, word, etc where as well. From
there, I created shortcuts to all of these and placed on desktop.
As I implied, I am totally unfamiliar with this program and I thank you for
trying to help me.
Thanks, Mike

Please remove nospam to email me
Michael Bell @Bell Electronics
Rincon, GA.31326

On 24 Jan 2004 22:06:05 GMT, ospam (MBell7239
wrote:

> I installed MS Office 2000 on some new pc's with WinXP Pro. All of the
>programs run fine except Access. When I click that icon, it comes back with
>"can't find database specified or database does not exist. I put customers old
>hard drive in to move files over and they have several files that use Access.
> I tried it on my personal PC and get the same error. I have 2 disk that come
>with this small office version. I un-installed and tried a manual install and I
>don't even see the option for Access. Could it be the icon is there but there
>but any files to run this program? If so, is there a source just for this
>program?
> I went to MS database and could not see any help pertaining to this need.
>I am not familiar at all with this program so any light is appreicated.

MS Office 2000 small office version do not come with Access and
Powerpoint.

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WebWalker

PGP Key ID : 0xB3F1A279

Which distribution of office 2k are you using? Office2k Pro includes
Access, but not lower versions. Are you the Administrator on those PCs? If
you don't login with the Administrator account in XP it screws up certain
installations, (or at least that's what I have experienced myself).

Good luck

"WebWalker" <> wrote in message
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> On 24 Jan 2004 22:06:05 GMT, ospam (MBell7239
> wrote:
>
> > I installed MS Office 2000 on some new pc's with WinXP Pro. All of the
> >programs run fine except Access. When I click that icon, it comes back
with
> >"can't find database specified or database does not exist. I put
customers old
> >hard drive in to move files over and they have several files that use
Access.
> > I tried it on my personal PC and get the same error. I have 2 disk that
come
> >with this small office version. I un-installed and tried a manual install
and I
> >don't even see the option for Access. Could it be the icon is there but
there
> >but any files to run this program? If so, is there a source just for this
> >program?
> > I went to MS database and could not see any help pertaining to this
need.
> >I am not familiar at all with this program so any light is appreicated.
>
> MS Office 2000 small office version do not come with Access and
> Powerpoint.
>
> --
> WebWalker
>
> PGP Key ID : 0xB3F1A279

"WebWalker" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On 24 Jan 2004 22:06:05 GMT, ospam (MBell7239
> wrote:
>
> > I installed MS Office 2000 on some new pc's with WinXP Pro. All of the
> >programs run fine except Access. When I click that icon, it comes back
with
> >"can't find database specified or database does not exist. I put
customers old
> >hard drive in to move files over and they have several files that use
Access.
> > I tried it on my personal PC and get the same error. I have 2 disk that
come
> >with this small office version. I un-installed and tried a manual install
and I
> >don't even see the option for Access. Could it be the icon is there but
there
> >but any files to run this program? If so, is there a source just for this
> >program?
> > I went to MS database and could not see any help pertaining to this
need.
> >I am not familiar at all with this program so any light is appreicated.
>
> MS Office 2000 small office version do not come with Access and
> Powerpoint.

I think you mean "Small Business Edition". Office Professional version or
higher includes MS Access.