Hi,
sorry, but there is no way to get rid of ribbon, you have to build one.
Agree - it should be option, but no one
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Best regards,
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Alex Dybenko (MVP)
http://accessblog.net
http://www.PointLtd.com
"Bob Valentine" <rkvjr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Albert:
>
> Thank you for your timely response. When I use my 2002 SageKey installer
> scripts for Wise, I am able to install my 2002 Access application in the
> Programs File folder on a Vista computer and it is not restricted to
> running in Read Only mode. For that reason, I am surprised that I can't
do
> the same thing with the 2007 Packaging Wizard.
>
> I don't like the new 2007 Ribbon either that is associated with my
> application when I use the 2007 Packaging Wizard to install my Access
> application. I wish there was the option to use the new Ribbon or to use
> the old style menus and toolbars from earlier versions of Access. It
seems
> to be too difficult to create a custom ribbon for my application.
>
> BobV
>
>
> "Albert D. Kallal" <PleaseNOOOsPAMmkallal@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> "Bob Valentine" <rkvjr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>
>>> Group:
>>>
>>> I am having trouble with the 2007 Packaging Wizard when I install my
>>> application on a computer running Vista. When my application is
>>> installed
>>> in the Program Files Folder my application is Read Only. I can't have
my
>>> program run in Read Only mode. Is there a way to have the Packaging
>>> Wizard
>>> install the front-end database in the Program Files folder on a Vista
>>> computer and not restrict it to running in Read Only mode?
>>
>>
>> This is not a restriction of the package wizard, but a general
restrciton
>> of
>> Vista. Even worse, to get aroudn the locked up program files, Vista
will
>> in
>> fact Virtualize the program files directory. What this means is that
for
>> compatibility purposes, and for security reasons, even if your programs
>> do
>> in fact start writing to the program files directory, vista actually
>> makes a
>> virtualized copy and dir attached to the "user" to preserve and
>> protect the actual the original files installed. What this really means
>> is
>> then if you actually were to physically copy another access database
file
>> to
>> the directory, you would actually not be able to update the file, but
>> only
>> be updating a ***copy*** of it. You are for the most part NOT allowed
to
>> make changes to the program dir.
>>
>> To make a really long complex story short, if you need a writable file,
>> you
>> cannot install it reliably in the program directory. Simply put, being
>> able
>> to write into the program directory is what virus heaven is all about.
>> Allowing user code to update and write data to the program files
>> directory
>> is a complete thing of the past.
>>
>> I should point out that several years ago some of my clients had
already
>> locked down the program directory files even in Windows XP, and I found
>> my
>> access applications failing quite rapidly (in fact, they stopped
install
>> altogether).
>>
>> In other words, it's not a new thing that some companies and
>> organizations have 100% locked down any updates to the program
directory
>> area, even with windows xp. The program dir file is considerd fresh
meat
>> for virus stuff, and thus it simply not alloed anymore.
>>
>> Thus, you have two choices:
>>
>> Use the application data dir
>>
>> C:\Do***ents and Settings\All Users\Application Data
>>
>> So, you wind up with a path like:
>>
>> C:\Do***ents and Settings\All Users\Application
>> Data\Custmailing\CustomersMailingList.mde
>>
>>
>>>
>>> The 2007 Packaging Wizard will allow me to install my front-end in the
>>> root director of the local drive and it is not restricted to run in
Read
>>> Only mode, but why does it restrict my application to run in Read Only
>>> mode when it is installed in the Program Files folder? This doesn't
make
>>> sense to me.
>>>
>>
>> It is not a package wizard issue, it is a issue of security. If you
don't
>> like the application data dir, then your idea to use a c:\directory is
>> quite
>> a good idea.
>>
>> --
>> Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP)
>> Edmonton, Alberta Canada
>> pleaseNOOSpamKallal@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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