Operating Systems - Hints and Tips for Installing & Running Access Applications under Vista

1. Installation
The software must be installed by an administrator.

2. Gadget Bar
If the Gadget Bar within Vista is activated and set to always be on top then our current Access applications and earlier (Dimensions 2.43b, Payroll 4.20a, Horizons 4.00h) will crash. This will be addressed in the next versions of these applications.

3. User Access ControlIf User Access Control is switched on, the following should be noted:

a) All applications
If more than one user is going to use the application on the workstation, you may find that the application has to be registered for each user. This is due to the registration information being saved into each users Virtual Store.

b) Dimensions
You may find that each user has to fill in their User ID, Password, ODBC Datalink name and Database name the first time they log in. This is due to the local.df1 file being stored in each users Virtual Store.

c) Payroll & Horizons
It is strongly recommended that the datafile is not kept within the Program Files folder as this also is copied into each users Virtual Store. This could result in each user working on separate copies of the common datafile.