WINDOWS TIPS AND TRICK

Registering Data Access Objects
1. Click 'Start' to open a list of options and programs available on your computer.
2. Click 'Run' to find and run the program you are looking for.
3. Type 'regsvr32' followed by the path to the DAO file. Microsoft Support Online gives the example of registering the DAO 3.5 library. To do this, you would type 'regsvr32 C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\DAO350.DLL' in the 'Run' pop-up box.
Validating a Utility Reference
4. Pull open the database that presents the error that needs to be fixed.
5. Click 'Modules' and 'New.'
6. Click 'References' on the 'Tools' menu. Click the checkbox next to 'Utility Database' or 'Utility.mda'.
Fixing a Damaged Wizard File
7. Open Windows Explorer.
8. Located the following Wizard files: Wztool80.mde, Wzmain80.mde and Wzlib80.mde.
9. Change each file extension '.mde' to '.old'.
10. Restart Microsoft Access for restoration of these files.
Missing References
11. Open the database which presents the error message.
12. Click 'Modules' and then 'New.'
13. Click 'References' on the 'Tools' menu.
14. Clear the check mark next to the files that are marked 'MISSING'.