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You cannot open Access report snapshot (.snp) files in Internet Explorer after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2
This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to
a Microsoft Access project (.adp).
Important This article contains information about how to modify the
registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure
that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more
information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=256986/
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Description of the Microsoft Windows registry
When you try to open a Microsoft Office Access 2003 report snapshot
(.snp) file in Microsoft Internet Explorer, you are prompted to save the .snp file
instead of opening it directly in Internet Explorer.
Note This problem
occurs after you install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) on a computer where Access 2003 is already installed.
This problem occurs because .snp files are associated with
Access 2003 after you install Windows XP SP2. Originally, .snp files were
associated with the Snapshot Viewer application.
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.
To work around this problem, follow these steps.
- Click Start, click Run,
type regedit, and then click OK.
- Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
- Double-click the Content Type registry
entry, and then replace the existing value with
application/snapview.
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft
products that are listed in the "Applies to"
section.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office Access 2003
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