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Customize Microsoft Access Identification (All Windows)

These settings allow you to change the title, icon, startup screen and help file of Microsoft Access. This is particularly useful if distributing an application and you want to modify Access to look like your product.

This tweak can be easily applied using WinGuides Tweak Manager.
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Open your registry and find or create the key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\X.X\Access\Run-Time Options]

Where X.X is your Access version number; "8.0" for Access 97, "9.0" for Access 2000 and "10.0" for Access XP.

Create any or all of the values below to customize the identification and branding of the application.

  • Titlebar - text shown in the window title
  • StartupScreen - image (.BMP) shown when Access is loading
  • Icon - icon (.ICO) shown in the title bar and task bar
  • AppHelpFile - the help file to use in the application.
Restart Access for the changes to take effect.

Registry Editor Example
|NameTypeData|
|(Default)REG_SZ(value not set)|
|AppHelpFileREG_SZC:\App\help.hlp|
|IconREG_SZC:\App\myicon.ico|
|StartupScreenREG_SZC:\App\Splash.bmp|
|TitlebarREG_SZMy Custom Application|
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|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\X.X\Access\Run-...|
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Registry Settings
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\X.X\Access\Run-Time Options]
Value Name: Titlebar, StartupScreen, Icon, AppHelpFile
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)

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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last modified: July 31, 2002

 
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