Can not make a system.mdw

R

redburns

I wanted to create a new database or open one I made at
the office in Access 2002, an error popped up. Workgroup
Administrator couldn't create the workgroup information
file. Make sure that you have specified a valid path and
file name, that you have adequate permissions to create
the file, and that you have enough disk space on the
destination disk. (-3100). So I tried manually creating
the system.mdw in Access. But the file was still unable
to be created. I tried the Access Workgroup Administrator
program by join and create a new one. It will not save
it. I repaired the program, deleted all temp directory
and any old files, reinstall the program four times .Word,
PowerPoint and Excel is running perfectly. Everything
seems fine when I done the installation. Also I tried
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 282357. ACC2002: ERROR
MESSAGES WHEN YOU CONVERT WORKGROUP INFORMATION (.MDW)
FILE TO ACCESS 2002.

Thank you
Rick
 
J

Joan Wild

You don't mention the version of windows, but does this happen when you log
on as an administrator?

It could be a permissions problem on the folder where it's trying to create
the workgroup file.
 
R

redburns

I do not log on to my computer.. No password, no log on.
What can I do, to solve this problem. Do I have to
reformat?
 
R

redburns

The version of windows is xp. I have office xp pro.and
installed SP4.

Tried Detect and Repair in the Help menu. Also tried
Create and join and did not work. I done a search on my
computer and it came back not found.
 
J

Joan Wild

Are you able to create a file in the folder:
c:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Access
 
R

redburns

The Search results came back with C:\Documents and
Settings\HOME USER\Application Data\Microsoft\Access\. If
I create a file, I can not find the folder. Also, In
Explore, it does not show! I have C:\Documents and
Settings\ALL USER and I have C:\Documents and
Settings\HOME USER and in my HOME USER I have COOKIES,
DESKTOP, FAVORITES, MY DOCUMENTS, START MENU, USERDATA AND
WINDOWS. If I try to make a folder called C:\Documents
and Settings\HOME USER\Application Data\. It comes back
and says: A file with the name you specified already
exists. Specify a different file name. Please help!
 
P

Pieter Wijnen

it's because it's a hidden folder
open explorer/tools/folder options/view & change "hidden files and folders"
to "show hidden files and folders"
(you can access it by typing the path in though without unhiding)
tip try:
%USERPROFILE%\Application Data in the address bar of explorer (or start/run)

hth

Pieter
 
R

Redburns

THANK YOU!!Now back to the question:

I wanted to create a new database or open one I made at
the office in Access 2002, an error popped up. Workgroup
Administrator couldn't create the workgroup information
file. Make sure that you have specified a valid path and
file name, that you have adequate permissions to create
the file, and that you have enough disk space on the
destination disk. (-3100). So I tried manually creating
the system.mdw in Access. But the file was still unable
to be created. I tried the Access Workgroup Administrator
program by join and create a new one. It will not save
it. I repaired the program, deleted all temp directory
and any old files, reinstall the program four times .Word,
PowerPoint and Excel is running perfectly. Everything
seems fine when I done the installation. Also I tried
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 282357. ACC2002: ERROR
MESSAGES WHEN YOU CONVERT WORKGROUP INFORMATION (.MDW)
FILE TO ACCESS 2002.

Thank you
Rick
 
R

redburns

I made a file and saved it in C:\Documents and
Settings\HOME USER\Application
Data\Microsoft\Access\test.doc

Yes, I download and install, Office XP Service Pack 3
(SP3) (58925 KB) with Jet 4.0 Service Pack 8 (SP8) for
Windows XP.

After join the workgroup a message comes back and says:
You have successfully joined the workgroup. I go into the
C:\Documents and Settings\HOME USER\Application
Data\Microsoft\Access\ and I have two files: one I made
called test.doc and other one called ACWZUSR "Microsoft
Access Add-in Data. No file called system.mdw.
 
J

Joan Wild

OK, so you've made progress. You now get a message indicating the
successfully joined workgroup.

Use Start, Search, Files and Folders, and locate all *.mdw files on the
computer to locate it.
 

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