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ACC95: Error Message: "Microsoft Access Can't Find the Wizard" with a Local Setup

Article ID: 162357

Article Last Modified on 1/26/2005

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q162357

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to use a Microsoft Access 7.0 wizard with a local setup of Microsoft Access 7.0, you may receive one of the following error messages:

This feature isn't installed.

-or-

Microsoft Access Can't Find the Wizard or there is a syntax error in the declaration section of the Visual Basic module.

For information about troubleshooting these error messages with a Workstation setup of Microsoft Access 7.0, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

162358 ACC95: Err "Microsoft Access Can't Find the Wizard" (Wkstn Setup)

For information about troubleshooting these error messages in Microsoft Access 97, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

167591 ACC97: "Microsoft Access Can't Find the Wizard" Error Message

CAUSE

Below are the possible causes for these errors:

The wizard is not set up on your computer, or a wizard file is missing.
You have read-only permissions for the wizard files.
A type library file is missing or misregistered.
A file needed to run the wizards is mismatched or corrupted.
You have mismatched versions of some files that are shared in common with other Microsoft programs.

RESOLUTION

Each of the possible causes has its own resolution. If you are unsure what is causing the error, try each resolution in order and check to see if the wizard is fixed after each one.

The Wizard Is Not Set Up on Your Computer, or a Wizard File Is Missing

If you selected a Compact installation when you ran Setup for Microsoft Access 7.0, then the wizards were not set up on your computer. Or if you selected a Custom installation, but you cleared the Wizards option, then the wizards were not set up on your computer.

For more information about the components installed by the Microsoft Access 7.0 Setup program, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

136132 ACC95: Components Installed by Each Type of Setup

To resolve the above issue, do one of the following:

Use the Regsvr32.exe file to re-register your .dll files.

To reregister your .dll files using Regsvr32.exe, do the following:
1. Verify that the Regsvr32.exe file is in your Windows\System folder.
2. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
3. In the Open box, type the following:
  
  Regsvr32 c:\progra~1\common~1\micros~1\dao\dao3032.dll
NOTE: An alternative method of registering DLLs is to use Windows Explorer to find the DLL; then, double-click it, in the Open With Box select Regsvr32.exe, and click OK. This creates a permanent association of all DLLs with Regsvr32.exe. You can easily register other unregistered DLLs by double-clicking them.

For information about how to obtain this file, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

161983 ACC: Regsv32a.exe Available in Download Center
Check for missing wizards by searching your hard drive for the file Wzmain70.mda, which is installed by default in the \Msoffice\Access folder. If the file is missing, you might not have installed the Microsoft Access 7.0 wizards, or the wizard file might have been deleted from your hard drive. Rerun the Setup program and install the Wizards option:
1. Close all applications, including the Microsoft Office toolbar.
2. Start the Setup program.
  
  In Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0:
  1. Click the Start button on the taskbar, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  2. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
  3. In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, click Microsoft Access 7.0 or Microsoft Office Professional, and then click Add/Remove.
  In Microsoft Windows NT 3.51:
  1. Open the program group for Microsoft Access or Microsoft Office.
  2. Double-click the Setup icon.
3. Check to see if the wizards were installed.
  
  In the Microsoft Access for Windows 95 Setup Dialog Box:
  1. Click Add/Remove.
  2. In the Microsoft Access for Windows 95 Maintenance dialog box, look to see if the Wizards option is selected. If it is not selected, click the Wizards option and then click Continue. Follow instructions on your screen to complete the installation. If the Wizards option is selected, click the Cancel button, and then click Reinstall in the Microsoft Access for Windows 95 Setup dialog box.
  In the Microsoft Office Professional 95 Setup Dialog Box:
  1. Click Add/Remove.
  2. Select Microsoft Access, and then click Change Option.
  3. Look to see if the Wizards option is selected. If it is not selected, click the Wizards option and then click Continue. Follow instructions on your screen to complete the installation. If the Wizards option is selected, click the Cancel button twice, and then click Reinstall in the Microsoft Office Professional 95 Setup dialog box.
4. When the Setup program is finished, start Microsoft Access and try to run the wizard.

You Have Read-Only Permissions for the Wizard Files

If the wizard files are set to read-only by any combination of network permissions, file permissions, or user permissions, then the wizards may fail. Check your user permissions for the folder that contains the Microsoft Access 7.0 program, and check that the read-only file attribute is not set for any of the following files in that same folder:

   Msau7032.dll
   Wd95acc.tlb
   Wzcnf70.mda
   Wzdat70.mdt
   Wzlib70.mda
   Wzmain70.mda
   Wztool70.mda

A Type Library File Is Missing or Misregistered

Search your hard drive for the file Dao2532.tlb. The file is set up by default in the \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Dao folder (for Microsoft Windows 95) or in the \Winnt\Msapps\Dao folder (for Microsoft Windows NT version 3.51). In Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 the file may be in either folder, depending on how the operating system was installed.

If you find Dao2532.tlb on your computer, do one of the following:

Run the Setup program with a command-line option that resets the Windows Registry settings for Microsoft Access:
1. Insert the Microsoft Access for Windows 95 Disk 1 or the Microsoft Office Professional for Windows 95 CD-ROM in the appropriate drive.
2. In Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT version 4.0, click the Start button on the taskbar, and then click Run.
  
  In Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, in Program Manager or File Manager, click Run on the File menu.
3. Type a command to run the Setup program using the /y switch, for example
```
          <Drive>:\setup /y
                                
```
  where <Drive> is the drive letter for your diskette or CD-ROM.
4. In the Installation Maintenance dialog box, click Reinstall.
5. When the Setup program is finished, start Microsoft Access and try to run the wizard.
Use the Regsvr32.exe file to re-register your .dll files.

To reregister your .dll files using Regsvr32.exe, do the following:
1. Verify that the Regsvr32.exe file is in your Windows\System folder.
2. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
3. In the Open box, type the following:
  
  Regsvr32 c:\progra~1\common~1\micros~1\dao\dao3032.dll

For information about how to obtain this file, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

161983 ACC: Regsv32a.exe Available in Download Center

If you do not find Dao2532.tlb on your computer, rerun the Setup program and reinstall Microsoft Access 7.0:

Perform steps 1 and 2 in the section called "The Wizard Is Not Set Up on Your Computer, or a Wizard File Is Missing."
In the Installation Maintenance dialog box, click Reinstall.
When the Setup program is finished, start Microsoft Access and try to run the wizard.

A File Needed to Run the Wizards Is Mismatched or Corrupted

Once you determine that none of the previous steps resolve the error message you receive when you try to run a wizard, you must remove and reinstall Microsoft Access for Windows 95 or Microsoft Office Professional for Windows 95.

The Setup program will not remove any Microsoft Office files that you created from your hard drive. However, it is strongly recommended that you back up any Microsoft Office files that are important to you before you follow these steps.

Perform steps 1 and 2 in the section called "The Wizard Is Not Set Up on Your Computer, or a Wizard File Is Missing."
In the Installation Maintenance dialog box, click Remove All. When prompted, confirm that you want to remove the program.
Delete the following files from the Msoffice\Access folder if they exist.

NOTE: If you are using Windows Explorer, click Options on the View menu and verify that the Show All Files option is selected. Without that option, you may not see these files if they exist on your hard drive.
```
      Msau7032.dll
      Wd95acc.tlb
      Wzcnf70.mda
      Wzdat70.mdt
      Wzlib70.mda
      Wzmain70.mda
      Wztool.mda
                        
```
Delete the following files from the Windows System folder if they exist.

NOTE: If you are using Windows Explorer, click Options on the View menu and verify that the Show All Files option is selected. Without that option, you may not see these files if they exist on your hard drive.
```
      Msjetsql.tlb
      Msjint32.dll
      Msjt3032.dll
      Msjter32.dll
      Msrd2x32.dll
      Mswng300.dll
      Vaen232.dll
      Vba232.dll
      Vbajet32.dll
      Vbar2232.dll
      Ven2232.olb
                        
```
Delete the \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Dao folder (for Microsoft Windows 95) or the \Winnt\Msapps\Dao folder (for Microsoft Windows NT version 3.51 or 4.0).
Reinstall Microsoft Access for Windows 95 or Microsoft Office Professional for Windows 95. Do not choose a Compact setup.
Start Microsoft Access and start the wizard.

Additional query words: this feature isn t installed Microsoft Access can t find the wizard

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