How to: Add Access 7.0 components.
Solution:
Close all the open applications, and run the Office Setup program to add Access 7.0 components.
1) Insert the Office 95 installation CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2) (Optional) Right-click on the taskbar button for an open application and select 'Close' from the shortcut menu.
3) (Optional) Repeat Step 2) for all the open applications.
4) Make sure the Office shortcut bar is closed.
a) If the shortcut bar is hidden, run the mouse pointer over all four corners of the monitor screen to display it.
b) To close the shortcut bar:
1] Right-click on the title bar of the Office shortcut bar. (A menu appears.)
2] Select 'Exit' from the displayed menu.
5) Click the 'Start' button to display the Windows 'Start' menu.
6) Select 'Run...' from the 'Start' menu. (The Run dialog box appears.)
7) Type the following command in the 'Open' drop-down list box:
<drive>:\SETUP.EXE
(where <drive> is the letter of the CD-ROM drive).
The Open drop-down list box
8) Click 'OK'. (The Microsoft Office Professional 95 Setup dialog box appears.)
NOTE: If any applications are still running, a message appears recommending that these applications be closed before continuing, and the Microsoft Office 95 Setup program lists any applications currently running. Click 'Exit Setup', close all the open applications, and restart with Step 5).
9) Click 'Add/Remove...'. (The Microsoft Office Professional 95 - Maintenance dialog box appears.)
the Add/Remove... button
10) Select the 'Microsoft Access' option in the 'Options' list box. (The Microsoft Access option is highlighted.)
Selecting the Microsoft Access option
11) To add components:
a) Click 'Change Option...'. (The Microsoft Office Professional 95 - Microsoft Access dialog box appears with the Options list box containing a list of Access components.)
the Change Option... button
b) Do one of the following:
1] Select the check boxes representing the desired components in the 'Options' list box.
NOTE: Examine the 'Space required on <drive>' box and the 'Space available on <drive>' box at the bottom of the Microsoft Office Professional 95- Microsoft Access dialog box, where <drive> is the location of the installation, to make sure there is enough space for the installation. If not enough space is available, clear the components that will not be used frequently.
Customizing Microsoft Access
2] If the desired component has sub-components and needs to be further customized:
a] Select the option representing the desired component. (The option is highlighted.)
b] Click 'Change Option...'. (The Microsoft Office - <Component> dialog box appears with the Options list box containing a list of sub-components, where <component> is the component selected on Step 11)b)2]a].)
NOTE: If the desired component does not have sub-components, 'Change Options...' appears dimmed.
c] Select the check boxes representing the desired sub-components in the 'Options' list box.
NOTE: Examine the 'Space required on <drive>' box and the 'Space available on <drive>' box at the bottom of the Microsoft Office Professional 95 - Microsoft Access dialog box, where <drive> is the location of the installation, to make sure there is enough space for the installation.
Customizing specific Access components
d] Click 'OK'. (The Microsoft Office Professional 95 - Microsoft Access dialog box reappears.)
c) Click 'OK'. (The Microsoft Office Professional 95 - Maintenance dialog box reappears.)
12) Click 'Continue' to add the components.
13) Click 'OK' to exit the Setup program when the maintenance is complete.