Re: Access Packaging and Deployment Problems

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From: Paul Overway (paul_at_I.hate.spam.logico-solutions.com)
Date: 01/17/05

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    This is yet another bug with PDw. If at all possible, use an installer
    other than PDW. See white paper at site below.

    -- 
    Paul Overway
    Logico Solutions
    http://www.logico-solutions.com
    "Bill Dearborn" <dearborn@NOSPAMnarthexservices.com> wrote in message 
    news:OoVbi2M$EHA.2584@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
    > We have a Access application developed in Access 2000 but now functioning 
    > within Access XP, which we processed through the packaging and deployment 
    > wizard, created a CD and installed on a Windows XP 2002 Home machine. 
    > However, the same package and the same CD will not install on a second 
    > Windows 2002 Home Machine reporting an error "requires Windows NT 4.0 
    > Service Pack 6 or later".
    >
    > The only difference that I can see is that when installed on the first 
    > machine Windows Service Pack 2 had not been installed, while on the second 
    > the Service Pack 2 is already in place. (Service Pack 2 was already 
    > installed on the packaging machine's XP PRO version of windows).
    >
    > Any ideas what is going on and leads as to work arounds etc... i.e. any 
    > help greatly appreciated.
    >
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