MS-Access license problem

[cyborg1977]

Whenever I start Microsoft Access it gives the following error message :

"Microsoft Access can't start because there is no license for it on this machine"

I tried removing all the entries of Access in registry, I also tried to reinstall the fresh Ms-Office 97 but still the problem persists.
Is there any solution to it without reinstalling Windows 95 ....?

[reghakr]

Do you have Pro or Standard?
You need Office 97 Pro for Access, you probably have the stardard version. Even though you have msaccess.exe, you only have the runtime version not the retail version.

reghakr

[cyborg1977]

Buddy...
I have the Pro version of Ms-Office 97.
I was using Ms-Access for sometime but after few days the problem started coming in some of my computers.
And in few PCs, the same problem is repeated in Ms-Word also.


cYbOrG....

[dwyse]

have you tried Technet? I think this was in there. If you do not have this resource, you can go to the microsoft site (www.microsoft.com) go to support, knowledge base. I will check on mine, later today.

[dwyse]

Try this:


PSS ID Number: Q191224
Article last modified on 05-17-2000

WINDOWS:97

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Access 97
on the following platforms: Win98
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SUMMARY
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Under certain conditions, when you try to start Microsoft Access, you may
receive the following error message:

Microsoft Access can't start because there is no license for it on this
machine.

The AcLicn97.exe file contains a tool that corrects this problem on a computer
that is running Microsoft Windows 98. After this problem is corrected, you can
run Microsoft Access 97 successfully.

For additional information about this problem, click the article number below to
view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q141373 ACC: "There is no license" Error Starting Microsoft Access

IMPORTANT: AcLicn97.exe is intended only for computers running Windows 98. It is
not intended for computers running Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows NT
4.0, or Microsoft Windows 2000. Additionally, in order for this tool to work
properly, you must have the full version of Microsoft Office 97 Professional or
Microsoft Access 97 installed on your computer.

To download the Aclincn97.exe, see the "Downloading AcLicn97.exe" section later
in this article.

If you are running an operating system other than Windows 98, see the "Steps to
Correct the Problem If You Are Running Any Other Operating System" section of
this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Correct the Problem If You Are Running Any Other Operating System:

If you are running an operating system other than Windows 98, the AcLicn97.exe
tool will not correct this problem on your computer. If this is the case, you
can use these steps to correct the problem on your computer.

NOTE: Because there are several versions of Windows, the following steps may be
different on your computer. If they are, please consult your product
documentation to complete these steps.

1. Close all programs that are included with Office.

2. On the Start menu, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders.

3. In the Named box, type "hatten.ttf" (without the quotation marks).

4. In the Look in box, type "C:\Windows\Fonts" (without the quotation marks).

NOTE: The path to the Fonts folder may be different on your computer.

5. Click Find Now to start the search.

If Hatten.ttf is not found, try searching for Haettenschweiler.ttf.
Haettenschweiler is the full name of the Hatten font.

6. Under Name, right-click the hatten.ttf file, and then click Rename on the
shortcut menu that appears.

7. Change the name of the file to "hatten.xxx" (without the quotation marks). If
you receive a prompt that says that changing the extension may cause the file
to become unusable, click Yes.

8. Minimize, but do not close, the Find dialog box.

9. On the Start Menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

10. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.

11. In the Add/Remove Program Properties dialog box, click the Install/Uninstall
tab, and then select Microsoft Office 97, Professional Edition in the
program list.

12. Click Add/Remove to run Office Setup in Maintenance Mode.

13. In the Microsoft Office 97 Setup dialog box, click Reinstall.

14. After the reinstallation is finished, click the Find dialog box on the
taskbar to maximize it.

15. Under Name, right-click the hatten.xxx file, and then click Rename on the
shortcut menu that appears.

16. Change the name of the file back to "hatten.ttf" (without the quotation
marks).

Microsoft Access should now be properly registered.

Downloading AcLicn97.exe:

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center.
Click the file name below to download the file:

AcLicn97.exe
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/access97/Update/1.0/W98/EN-US/Aclicn97.exe)

For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download
Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp

and then click "How to use the Microsoft Download Center".

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Using AcLicn97.exe:

When you have finished downloading AcLicn97.exe, follow these steps to run the
tool:

1. Double-click AcLicn97.exe to extract the following files:

AcLicens.exe The tool
Readme.txt The Readme file with installation instructions

2. Type the name of a folder to extract the file into.

3. Use Windows Explorer to open the folder that you specified in the previous
step.

4. Double-click AcLicens.exe

If you see the following error message when you run this tool, please try the
steps listed in the "Steps to Correct the Problem If You Are Running Any Other
Operating System" section earlier in this article.

Setup was unable to detect a retail copy of Microsoft Access on this machine.
Please rerun Microsoft Access setup. If this utility is still unable to
detect Microsoft Access is installed on this machine, please contact
Microsoft Technical Support.

Additional query words: acc97 win98 inf

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