Cannot preview reports

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Amy

I have recently upgraded to Office XP and now I cannot get
into any of my reports. I cannot print, I cannot preview,
and I cannot get into design view.

Any ideas on what could be wrong. We have been using this
database weekly for the last three months without any
problems until now.

Thanks. Amy
 
Generally, after you upgrade from one Access version to a new version you
should compile the upgraded database. This is accomplished by opening the
database and entering the code editor. Under Debug you should see a
selection that references Compiling. If you get any errors, this means you
are missing references that are needed to operate some of the objects in
your database. Example: Your previous database was originally developed in
Access 97, which uses DAO. Access 2000(XP) defaults to using ADO. You need
to set a reference to DAO 3.6 rather than ADO 2.1 or higher. This is found
under Tools References while under the 'code editor' window.
 
Another common issue is no default printer defined. Go to your printers and
re-select a default printer and then try create or open a report.
 
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