Microsoft Access tries to install when opening.

What's the message that appears...?

Hi APlusComp247,

Probably, when you installed Access you stated some of the add-ins as "Install on first use". Then, anytime you try to open Access it goes there and obey "Install on first use". My suggestion is you let it install everything he wants, and it will never bother you again.

diasf

The message is "please wait while windows configures microsoft office pro edition2003". All the other office products work fine.

I think you have installed this version over an older version, without uninstallting the older version 1st,
so you will have to remove the older version 1st, then install your newer one.

jaffer

try logging in as an admin of the machine.  see if it runs and fixes it.  you might not be logged in as admon and it is trying to install but cant.

I uninstall the older version and then install the new version.

Same problem here:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/10331251/Problem-to-click-on-the-MS-Access's-icon-directly.html

and this suggestion solved the issue, but you do it with your newer version:

I suggest a re-install of Office 2k.  When looking at the Access option under custom install choose all.  Most likely a registry setting has become corrupt or deleted by someone or something.

APlusComp247,

Have you seen my answer? Sometimes you get that message, and just let go. Some of the times it asks for thd installation CD to read anything, some of the times it completes the installation without asking for the CD.

diasf

Yes diasf i did see your answer. But i have tried to open access serveral times and it does the same thing I have unistalled it, I have tried a repair install and that did not work. Like i said all other microsoft software works fine. But, when i try to open access it comes up and said please wait for microsoft office 2003 to install it will go through the motions but nothing happens.

I installed office 2000 and access worked fine. I uninstalled 2000 and reinstalled 2003 and access is doing the same thing. I went to custom setup and had it to install all access components on install and still not working.

are u an admin of the machine?

yes sir. I am uninstalling 2003 again and am going to install office xp to see if it works.

I installed office xp and it works fine.

update I installed office 2003 from the same disk on to another machine it works fine.

Thank you jaffer that worked.

You are welcome,
and thanks for the points and the grade,

but what solved the problem,
the registry key,
OR chkdsk?

jaffer

The second 1 changing the location of the registry key.