Option to convert from text to mdb is missing

[Ironplow]

I just downloaded and installed Access 2003 from the MSDN site. I created
and opened a dummy database. Then selected File, Get External Data, Import
to bring a csv file into a table. But the Files of Type dropdown does not
have any text or xls options. Are the drivers missing? The help system says
they should be installed by default, but I'm stuck.

Also, I should mention that every time I start up Access, it says it is
"Preparing to install" then askes me to wait while it configures Microsoft
Office Professional Edition 2003. Install came to a successful conclusion
and I rebooted. I have reinstalled twice.

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Take a look for the file Mstext40.dll on your hard drive (it should be in
your System folder). Assuming you find it, use regsvr32.exe to reregister
it.

 

[Ironplow]

Thank you, that has been working fine for text and Excel. Now I need to
import xml, but msxml.dll does not seem to be the right driver. What is the
name, please?