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Article ID: 208419 - Last Review: July 14, 2004 - Revision: 1.2
ACC2000: Error Message When You Link Access 2.0 Tables
This article was previously published under Q208419
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This article applies only to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb).
When you link a Microsoft Access 2.0 table to a Microsoft Access 2000 database, you may receive the following error message:
Cannot open a database created with a previous version of your application.
Similarly, you may receive this error message when you use Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications to link an Access 2.0 table or if you open a program in Visual Basic for Applications that contains a link to an Access 2.0 table.
This error message may also occur if you try to convert a database from an
earlier version of Access.
This behavior can occur when the Microsoft Jet database engine version 2.
x key (Jet 2.
x) is missing from the Microsoft Windows registry in the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Jet\4.0\ISAM Formats
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve
problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own
risk.
To restore the correct registry settings, follow these steps:
- Open the Windows Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
- Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Jet\4.0\ISAM Formats
- Right-click ISAM Formats, point to New, and then click Key.
- Rename the newly created key to Jet 2.x
- Click to open the Jet 2.x key and insert the following values in the right pane of the Registry Editor:
Name Type Data
------------------------------------------
CreateDBOnExport REG_BINARY 00
Engine REG_SZ Jet 2.x
IndexDialog REG_BINARY 00
IsamType REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0)
OneTablePerFile REG_BINARY 00
- Close the Registry Editor.
- Start Access and link the Access 2.0 tables.
The Jet 2.
x key may be missing because of the removal of a run-time program created with the Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Edition Tools.
For more information about linking data, click
Microsoft Access Help on the
Help menu, type
link tables in the Office Assistant or
the Answer Wizard, and then click
Search to view the topics
returned.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
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