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f57 - 12 Oct 2005 10:37 GMT

When i start Access 2003 I get an error message:

A problem occured while Microsoft Access was communicating with the OLE
server or Active X control.
Close the OLE server outside of Microsoft Access. Then try the original
operation again in Microsoft Access.

What is the OLE server?/Active X control?
If my original "operation" was simply opening the application, is that what
is meant by retrying the operation?

thanks

f57

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Vincent Johns - 12 Oct 2005 13:17 GMT

> When i start Access 2003 I get an error message:
>
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> What is the OLE server?/Active X control?

An Active X control is a control that (for example) you can put onto a
Form to make it easy for the user to specify some datum, or to display
information in a meaningful way. For example, you could use an Active X
"Calendar" control to display a calendar for this month; if the user
clicks on the "25" it will return a value of Oct. 25, 2005.

> If my original "operation" was simply opening the application, is that what
> is meant by retrying the operation?
>
> thanks
>
> f57

It sounds as if you tried turning on Access without even specifying a
database file, and it failed. Not good. Perhaps Access needs to be
re-installed (I'm not sure about this); it certainly shouldn't start by
giving you an error message. But you might check around first; for
example, the Access icon you click on in Windows may call Access AND
specify a database file for Access to load and run, and that file may be
imperfect. (Check Properties on that icon.)

-- Vincent Johns <vjohns@alumni.caltech.edu>
Please feel free to quote anything I say here.

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f57 - 12 Oct 2005 15:10 GMT

Thanks for your reply. I can;t say that i understood most of it, but i did
check the icons. I have one on my windows toolbar that i have been using.
When i click porperties it has:
Target Type:application
Target Location:(blank)
Target:MSO Pro Edition 2003(greyed out)
Start IN: Blank
Shortcut key: NONE
Run:Normal Window

If I look at the properties of the icon in the start menu, it reads the
same.

I am the admin and the guest account is disabled.

thanks..

f57

>> When i start Access 2003 I get an error message:
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> -- Vincent Johns <vjohns@alumni.caltech.edu>
> Please feel free to quote anything I say here.

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Vincent Johns - 13 Oct 2005 02:25 GMT

> Thanks for your reply. I can;t say that i understood most of it, but i did
> check the icons. I have one on my windows toolbar that i have been using.
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> f57

It appears that the shortcut doesn't cause Access to load a database
file automatically (but I could be wrong), so I'm afraid my other guess
is that the software needs to be re-installed. Maybe you should re-post
this, if that doesn't work, and I'll back off and let someone else
answer. :-(

-- Vincent Johns <vjohns@alumni.caltech.edu>
Please feel free to quote anything I say here.

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f57 - 15 Oct 2005 06:38 GMT

ok, will do , if i can figure out how.

I have done many many detect and repairs.
And two uninstall and reinstalls of the entire Office 2003 pro suite. IS
there anyway i can just find the Access application on the cd and install
that, or do i need to do the whole shebang again.?
thanks for your help.
f57

>> Thanks for your reply. I can;t say that i understood most of it, but i
>> did check the icons. I have one on my windows toolbar that i have been
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> -- Vincent Johns <vjohns@alumni.caltech.edu>
> Please feel free to quote anything I say here.

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Vincent Johns - 15 Oct 2005 07:09 GMT

> ok, will do , if i can figure out how.
>
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> thanks for your help.
> f57

Oog. If you've already done this, it may not help much to do it again,
but yes, when you re-install Office you are given the choice of which
components to re-install. It's kind of a tree-like structure in which
you can choose "Install all components" or "Install selected
components", in the latter case of which you can specify which ones.
You could choose just Access at that point.

If after doing that you are still unable to open Access (the first time
you use it, it should open with a Wizard suggesting various types of
database that you might open), you may have to contact Microsoft.
There's little value in having software that you can't even start.

-- Vincent Johns <vjohns@alumni.caltech.edu>
Please feel free to quote anything I say here.

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