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How to configure a computer having both Microsoft Access 2007 and ShoWorks 2006

Summary:

ShoWorks 2006 will not function correctly if Microsoft Access 2007 (and future versions) are installed incorrectly.

Note: This problem only occurs in older versions of ShoWorks (ShoWorks 2006 and prior) and not in ShoWorks 2009.

Causes:

Install procedures of Microsoft Access 2007 interfere with the Microsoft Windows registry and affect any dependent programs.

Solution:

Install ShoWorks 2006 and Microsoft Access (Office) in the following manner:

1. Uninstall completely ShoWorks 2006 by selecting Start>>Control Panel>>Add/Remove Programs (or “Programs and Features” if using Windows Vista)
2. Uninstall completely any and all versions of Microsoft Access and/or Microsoft Office.
3. Restart Windows.
4. (Optional) Install Microsoft Access 2003 or Office 2003, however choose “Custom” when installing and do not install in the default directory of C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office, but rather install into a new directory such as “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2003”. You may decide to only install Access 2003, if you are planning on later installing the whole suite of Microsoft Office 2007 in step 6.
5. Install ShoWorks 2006 into the default path. If you have also installed Microsoft Access 2003 in the above step, then you may also choose to install the ShoWorks Companion for Access when prompted. If the install process does not automatically locate where Microsoft Access 2003 is installed, you may manually locate it when prompted. In the above example, the file will be located at: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2003\OFFICE11\MSACCESS.EXE
6. (Optional) Install Microsoft Access 2007 or Office 2007 and:
   1. choose “Custom” when installing
   2. Then click the "Upgrade" tab and place a check in the box that reads "Keep previous versions".
   3. Then click the "File Location" tab and make sure that it does NOT have "Access Runtime" in the path.  If so, change this to something like "Microsoft Office" or "Microsoft Office 2007"
   4. You should now let this install process install Access (or Office) in the default directory.
7. You may now run ShoWorks and other versions of Access on the same machine. Special note: If you have installed Microsoft Access 2007, you should avoid opening Access frequently, as doing so resets the Windows registry and will require rebooting and long wait times for both Access and ShoWorks to start. Microsoft Access 2003 does not interfere with ShoWorks./li>