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by beckteck

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I support a proprietary application that executes using Access 97 runtime. Typically, if a user has Office2000 installed, I have them move the 97 dlls and exe file to a sub-folder, then change the icon target to launch 97 /runtime using this path.As a rule, it works.

I have a user who has loaded his own Office2000 upgrade (to an OEM 97 machine), and every time we try to change the target statement, Windows inserts the "normal" path to Access 2000 (c:\Program Files\etc). I had him pull Office from the Startup folder, still no go.

My next thought is that there's a registry problem, but I'm hoping that I may have overlooked something obvious so I can avoid taking the user into regedit. Is there something he may have done during the upgrade that would cause this?

appreciate your time...

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by cbeatty

It sounds as if you're trying to modify the original shorcut created during the install. Perhaps even from the Office Shortcut bar.

Since this user may need to utilize both versions of Access, have you tried creating a separate shortcut? Go to the folder with the runtime version, right-click, and drag the icon copy to the desktop. When you release it will ask if you want to create a copy, or a shorcut (select shortcut). Then verify the path in the properties of the shortcut are what you want.

by beckteck

I'm sorry - I should have been more specific. The target I'm trying to modify belongs to "my" application, not Access. I will try creating a desktop shortcut though - at this point... ;)

thanks

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