Changing default for new Access DB using MST

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Bill

I have created an MST to upgrade our company from Office97 to Office03. While
in testing we discovered that when creating a new DB, the DB is created as an
Access2000 DB. Options tools let's the user change it to Access03 before
creation.
Is there a way within the configuration wizard or a registry hack through a
batch file that will make the Office03 install default, for all users, to
create a new 2003 DB without having to change the option manually?
Thanks
 
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Paul Overway

You're really better off leaving it "as is". The 2000 file format default is
by design...allowing compatibility between 2000, 2002, 2003. The only time
it makes sense to convert a database to 2003 is if the database has code
that uses 2003 functionality.

If you are dead set on making problems for yourself, you'd need to modify
the registry for every user....which you can't do in an MST anyway.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Access\Settings]
"Default File Format"=dword:0000000a
 
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