I have been using Access 2003 of many years. As I use a Mac I run Windows in emulation mode up to now without a problem. I recently purchased a new MacBoo Pro installed Windows 7. Everything other than the Access issue is working.
I have my original Office disks and went to install Access and after entering the product code was told I needed a OS XP or before back as far as 97 I think. However with only one CD drive I could not find a way to unload the Office disk so I could put in the XP one. Then formatted a external HD in Windows and copied the XP install disk to the HD. When I was asked for a XP disk I selected the HD with the copied XP install disk and that did not work. Then I copied the install disk for Office to a HD drive and started the application from there that worked and when I was asked for the XP disk I now clicked on the CD drive with the XP Install disk in it and that did not work either.
I have attached a few files .
“Compliance check” tells me I need an XP disk
“Drive Office and XP” is shoot of the two drives on which Office and XP reside.
“Selected Drive” Shows that drive E: is selected an that it is the one on which XP resides.
“Result” shows the action failed. I checked the link and it tells me to do exactly what I have done the only difference is to ejective office CD and insert the XP one. As I ah two different locations just to make sure I did eject the XP disk and only inserted it when asked with the same result
Would appreciate any suggestions.
Mitch
