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MS Access error on contacts database
George_Hepworth Hi George. Thanks for the info. I cannot paste the error. However, I have emailed it to you. I have never used Access. This is the first time I am using it as a database. I simply click on the "contacts" template database. And out pops the error. Indicating that the template database "could not be installed". If I create a new database. It works. However, I don't have time to learn Access and therefore need to use the template database. I have been chatting to MS Technicians and they have attempted to use updates and the like to fix the error. However unsuccessfully. The technician then pointed in the direction of this forum. Please could you assist? Thank you.
- I'm afraid you'll be disappointed if you try to get by with a template. They are, after all, just that, templates, and therefore too generic to be more than a starting point for developing a relational database application suited to your needs.
That said, it occurs to me that the problem could be related to security or permissions. Try running Access as an Administrator, then try to install the templates.- Thanks George. Logged in as admin and no luck. I think I need to learn how to create the tables and work from there. Thank you for your advice!!!
I wasn't referring to an admin Windows account.
You can start Access this way. Is this how you tried to install the template?Another thought, belated unfortunately, is that you might also need to be sure the template is being installed in a Trusted Location on your computer.