Microsoft KB Archive/160121

= ACC: Access 95/97 Setup Does Not Create Workgroup Admin Icon =

Article ID: 160121

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q160121



Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.



SUMMARY
The Setup program for Microsoft Access 7.0, Microsoft Access 97, and Microsoft Office 97, Professional Edition does not create a shortcut for the Workgroup Administrator program on Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 computers. This feature is by design, and differs from earlier versions of Microsoft Access.



MORE INFORMATION
The Workgroup Administrator program provides a simple user interface for creating or joining a new workgroup information file.

The following steps create a shortcut to the Workgroup Administrator under Programs on the Start Menu:


 * 1) Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Taskbar.
 * 2) In the Taskbar Properties dialog box, click the Start Menu Programs tab.
 * 3) Click the Advanced button.
 * 4) In the Explorer window that opens, double-click the Programs folder to display the contents.
 * 5) On the File menu, point to New, and then click Shortcut.
 * 6) In the Create Shortcut dialog box, click Browse.
 * 7) Locate the Wrkgadm.exe file, and then click Open. In Microsoft Access 97, the default location for the Workgroup Administrator file is the Windows System folder. In Microsoft Access 7.0, the default location is C:\MSOffice\Access.
 * 8) Click Next to advance to the "Select a Title for the Program" dialog box.
 * 9) Type the name you want to assign to the shortcut, such as MS Access Workgroup Administrator, and then click Finish.
 * 10) Close the Explorer window and the Taskbar Properties dialog box.
 * 11) Click the Start button, and then point to Programs. Note the new shortcut that appears there.

