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Why can I not 'open a database created with a previous version...'?
When working with an Access 97 database, you may have seen this:
This usually occurs when moving the database to a machine that doesn't have Jet 3.5 installed (or properly registered). One workaround is to upgrade the machine in question to Access 2000 or greater, and make sure you have MDAC 2.7 installed (which you can download from MDAC Download Page).
Failing that:
Go to Start / Run, type regedit and navigate to the following branch:
Right-click ISAM Formats and choose New > Key.
Name the key Jet 3.x and create the following values:
(See KB #310804 for more information.)
Next, find msrd3x40.dll, copy the path to this file, and again go to Start / Run and type:
| Cannot open a database created with a previous version of your application |
This usually occurs when moving the database to a machine that doesn't have Jet 3.5 installed (or properly registered). One workaround is to upgrade the machine in question to Access 2000 or greater, and make sure you have MDAC 2.7 installed (which you can download from MDAC Download Page).
Failing that:
Go to Start / Run, type regedit and navigate to the following branch:
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Jet\4.0\ISAM Formats |
Right-click ISAM Formats and choose New > Key.
Name the key Jet 3.x and create the following values:
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(See KB #310804 for more information.)
Next, find msrd3x40.dll, copy the path to this file, and again go to Start / Run and type:
| regsvr32 <path>\msrd3x40.dll |
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