Operating System presently not configured to run...

[MammAfrica]

Hi

After installing my application and A2007 RT on a PC, the app would not run and the error message "The operating system is not presently configured to run this application" was displayed. I used Access own deployment wizard. I converted my accdb to accde.

Can anyone please tell me what is causing this?

Thank you.

 

[midmented]

Sounds like Office was previously installed on the computer. Look in Add/Remove programs to see if it is there.
(If Office is installed, you might be able to do a "repair" to fix the issue.)

Do a google on removing previous installations of Office.

Just a hunch!

 

[MammAfrica]

Thanks for the quick reply. I've installed my app on a few other machines where this has not happened. Do you perhaps know why would this particular machine be different?

 

[midmented]

Previous install?

The only hunch I have at this point, is Office was previously on this machine while it was not installed on the others. Let me know your findings.

 

[MammAfrica]

Will do. Thanx.

 

[oumahexi]

You could also check and see if there are any sp updates that need to be installed on the pc.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Speaking of SP updates, SP2 of XP and probably anything on Vista requires signing of anything that contains a macro. Check your security settings.

 

[MammAfrica]

I have developed this small application with the idea to sell it as a stand-alone. So, reinstalling or installing Service Packs would probably solve the problem - for this single client! I tested my application on about 5 other machines - without a problem. I quess this is just part of the known problem with various versions of Access co-existing on one machine?

 

[oumahexi]

I have developed this small application with the idea to sell it as a stand-alone. So, reinstalling or installing Service Packs would probably solve the problem - for this single client! I tested my application on about 5 other machines - without a problem. I quess this is just part of the known problem with various versions of Access co-existing on one machine?

Just make sure you keep a log of what the problem was, when you encountered it and how you fixed it. That will make your life so much easier for the future.

 

[MammAfrica]

oumahexi, i'm completely moving off the topic now for a personal question - where does your name come from? ouma like in grandmother?

 

[oumahexi]

oumahexi, i'm completely moving off the topic now for a personal question - where does your name come from? ouma like in grandmother?

LOL, are you by any chance in South Africa? I had thought of Leuve Hexi, but as my grandchildren call me Oumahexi it's like mud, it kind of sticks

 

[MammAfrica]

Windhoek, Namibia! I remain stunned at how much the internet shrunk the world

 

[oumahexi]

Windhoek, Namibia! I remain stunned at how much the internet shrunk the world

Likewise.