Access 97 error "unable to initialize the windows registry"

[Erpara]

We unfortunately still require the use of Access 97 - so we have it installed
alongside Office 2003. However, we want our users to be non-admins on their
computers. Unfortunately, if they are in the Users group, Access will not run
properly after opening Access 2003. The error when opening Access 97 is:

"was unable to initialize the windows registry" "rerun Microsoft Access or
Microsoft office setup to reinstall".

Once I log on as an administrator and open Access 97, it runs fine until the
next time this pops up.

What do I need to do in order to make Access 97 work with a "User" account
in this environment? Are there some registry permissions I need to change or
something?

TIA

 

[Timothy L]

Do you know how to use the "Run as different user" feature (in Windows)?

I'm not sure if it'll help, but you could give it a try. When you enable it, use an Administrator account.

 

[Erpara]

Right - only thing is that I don't want to setup administrator accounts for
my users. That's the point of going through this exercise. Right now,
everyone's an admin on their computers and this is one of the reasons why. I
want to have them safe and sound in their own "user" world.

 

[Timothy L]

Well, about the only other information I could find that may help is this:


ACC97: Reinstalling "Run From CD" Removes Microsoft Access Components
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/164097/

INFO: Office Automation When Multiple Versions of Office Are Installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292491/

How to configure Office applications to run under the interactive user account
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/288366/

How to configure Office applications to run under a specific user account
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/288367/

 

[Dietrich Mathies]

If you still need an answer, this may fit:

Give the users for this registry-trees the full access rights:

1. Visual Basic For Applications:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\
{000204EF-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\3.0

2.Microsoft Access 8.0 Object Library:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\
{4AFFC9A0-5F99-101B-AF4E-00AA003F0F07}\8.0

I hope this will help you!

Best regards
Dieter

 

[Bob Dennis]

Did you ever get a fix for this problem. I am experiencing the same thing
and wondered if you could give me a clue.

Bob Dennis

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