Searchkid,
Office 97 is unsupported on Windows XP. Most programs mostly run. That MS Access wouldn't run at is surprising for me (although I
ve never done it). But if you go and ask Microsoft about it the answer will be it's not supported.
Count your blessings and find an Office 2000, XP, 2002 or 2003 CD.
Kees
I have a copy of Office 97 Professional edition which has Access on it. When I loaded this into my former computer which had Windows 2000, it came right up for me. Now that I have a newer computer with XP, I cannot load Access - it tells me it is unlicensed for my current computer. Anything I can do to get Access to perform on my newer computer?

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