All Access files won't open

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peter

All access files won't open. Get a prompt saying Problem
with Shortcut. This patch package could not be opened.
Verify the patch exists and that you can access it or
contact the app vendor.
I recently reinstalled Office XP. All other Office
Applications work fine. I tried reinstalling the SP1 &2
for office but was prompted that updates already exist.
I can open Access by going to the Access.exe file in
Programs/Microsoft/ Office10/.
I tried reinstalling the SP1 &2 for office but was
prompted that updates already exist.
Any ideas
Peter
 
How are you trying to open the files, directly from the shortcut or from Access once you
have it open? Have you tried a Repair (Help|Detect and Repair...) and when it offers, tell
it to recreate your shortcuts. Are the databases secured? If so, did you reset your System
Database after the reinstall to point to your own .mdw file or are you specifying this
file in your shortcut command line?

When you uninstall Office after the SPs have been applied, the .msp files are still on the
hard drive in a subfolder under your Windows folder. When you reinstall, the Windows
Installer detects these files and merges them into the install.
 
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