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Old 10-26-2008, 05:10 AM
Bob Larson
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Re: Access 2003 database inconsistent behaviour between Vista and

Okay, if you're going to be nasty then I will too -

Open the MSACCESS_readme.txt file and find all the instruction you will
need. Sheesh!


"pcbins" <pcbins@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7DAD46EF-CA4D-4954-B16A-6D775976FBE9@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> The link below leads to a download of: office2003-kb945674-glb.exe
> When I run this file, I get a popup window asking where to extract the
> files
> to.
> Where am i supposed to extract these files to? And what do I do with these
> files once they are extracted?
> The files extracted are:
> BasingOnecomboBoxOnAnother.exe
> FrmSampl.exe
> MSACCESS.msp
> MSACCESS_readme.txt
> Nwind.exe
> OnTimeandHowMuchHasElapsed.exe
> QrySampl.exe
> RptSampl.exe
> Summingreprots.exe
> UsingParameterswithQueriesandReports.exe
>
> Please don't waste my time with answers like "It should be an exe file
> which
> you just run."
>
> If you have to use terms like "should be" or "I think" or "Maybe", then
> you
> are wasting my time.
>
>
> "Bob Larson" wrote:
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>> It should be an exe file which you just run.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bob Larson
>> Access MVP
>> Administrator, Access World Forums
>> Utter Access VIP
>>
>> Free Access Tutorials and Resources: [url]http://www.btabdevelopment.com[/url]
>>
>>
>> "pcbins" <pcbins@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:75E2F678-47ED-4423-A17F-28E44AD2DCB8@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> >I need this hotfix also. I have downloaded it and extracted the files.
>> >Now
>> > what? How do i install this hotfix?
>> >
>> > "CJ" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Fantastic, that was it!
>> >>
>> >> I had SP3 on both machines but neither had the HotFix. I don't have
>> >> updates
>> >> auto installed but I don't recall seeing anything about this fix from
>> >> MS.
>> >> Or, there may have been so many that I quit paying attention to them.
>> >>
>> >> Have a great weekend.
>> >> --
>> >> Thanks for taking the time!
>> >>
>> >> CJ
>> >> ---------------------------------------------------------
>> >> Know thyself, know thy limits....know thy newsgroups!
>> >>
>> >> "George Nicholson" <GeorgeNJunk@Junkmsn.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:u8qLubfsIHA.5872@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> >> >
>> >> > Check Microsoft/Office Update. I bet your XP machine has Office 2003
>> >> > SP3
>> >> > installed but not the hotfix (and your Vista machine has either both
>> >> > or
>> >> > neither).
>> >> >
>> >> > What you describe was a problem created by SP3 and subsequently
>> >> > "fixed".
>> >> > [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945674/en-us[/url]
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > HTH,
>> >> > George
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Mark L. Ferguson" <MarkLFerguson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> >> > in
>> >> > message news:3A397E3E-0E8A-483C-8178-0313CC51363D@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> The 'common controls' dll for that in Access 07 is probably
>> >> >> different
>> >> >> from the one in 03. I would locate the comctl32.dll used by Access
>> >> >> 07,
>> >> >> and put it in the path for your search dialog in XP (not system32,
>> >> >> but
>> >> >> the Access .exe folder.) You might also accomplish this by
>> >> >> installing
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> Runtime files for Access 07.
>> >> >> Access 2007 Download: Access Runtime:
>> >> >> [url]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3dd9ae78d9-9dc6-4b38-9fa6-2c745a175aed%26DisplayLang%3den[/url]
>> >> >> --
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>> >> >> web
>> >> >> interface.
>> >> >> [url]http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales/help/help_en-us.htm#RateAPostAsAnswer[/url]
>> >> >> Mark L. Ferguson
>> >> >> .
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "CJ" <private@newsgroups.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:20B7A98C-2758-4183-B504-EE43AA9132EC@microsoft.com...
>> >> >>> Hi Groupies:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I'm not sure which newsgroup this question belongs to, sorry.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I have an Access 2003 database that was built on my Vista laptop.
>> >> >>> This
>> >> >>> laptop also has Access 2007 installed but that version has not
>> >> >>> been
>> >> >>> used
>> >> >>> at all to work with this database. My other computer has Windows
>> >> >>> XP
>> >> >>> and
>> >> >>> only has Access 2003 installed.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> In a couple of forms I have combo boxes that are used for
>> >> >>> searches.
>> >> >>> On
>> >> >>> my Vista machine, these searches work fine, on my XP machine, the
>> >> >>> searches work, but no data is "visible" when you push the down
>> >> >>> arrow.
>> >> >>> The list still shows the correct number of rows as if the data was
>> >> >>> there, but no words show up so you have to guess at what you are
>> >> >>> selecting.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> The query behind the search boxes works fine and if you try the
>> >> >>> query
>> >> >>> by
>> >> >>> itself all of the data shows up properly.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Not realizing what was going on, I spent a couple of hours trying
>> >> >>> to
>> >> >>> fix
>> >> >>> the searches on my XP machine. I changed formatting, rebuilt the
>> >> >>> query,
>> >> >>> everything I could think of. There was no way that I could make
>> >> >>> this
>> >> >>> thing work on XP yet no problems on Vista.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> What is the deal????
>> >> >>> Any insight?......Anybody.......
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> --
>> >> >>> Thanks for taking the time!
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> CJ
>> >> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------
>> >> >>> Know thyself, know thy limits....know thy newsgroups!
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
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