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Asked: 2026-05-12T21:00:34+00:00

Every time I try to run a Wizard in Access 2007 a dialog box

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Every time I try to run a Wizard in Access 2007 a dialog box pops up saying the following:

The database cannot be opened because the VBA project contained in it cannot be read. The database can be opened only if the VBA project is first deleted. Deleting the VBA project removes all code from modules, forms and reports. You should back up your database before attempting to open the database and dlete the VBA project.

To create a backup copy, click Cancel and then make a backup copy of your database. To open the database and delete the VBA project without creating a backup copy, click OK.

[OK] [Cancel] [Help]

(Yes, it’s probably overkill to write out the entire message, but there it is.)

When I click [OK] Another dialog box pops up saying:

This feature isn’t installed, or has been disabled.
…

However, I have installed every Access 2007 feature, including the wizards. In fact, earlier this Spring I used the wizards in another project and I haven’t made any changes to my Office setup since then.

I have searched stackoverflow and the rest of the web but haven’t come up with any solution to this problem. Does anybody have any ideas?

Thanks a lot.
–Knute

P.S. This also happens when I go to "Office Button"->"Access Options"->"Add-ins" and then try to select "Access Add-ins" in the "Manage:" combobox.

Update:

The problem happens with more than one Access database. I don’t think it has anything to do with the actual Access database I’m working on because, as I added in my P.S. above, I see the same message when I try to manage my Access Add-ins through the Options panels (a feature that’s not linked to any particular database). Does that make sense?

I uninstalled & reinstalled Access 2007 but did not uninstall & reinstall all of Office. I still have the problem. Any other ideas?

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    I finally found the solution to this. A poster on this http://www.utteraccess.com thread helped me figure it out. I had installed & uninstalled the 2010 Technical Preview awhile back and it apparently left an incompatible version of C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VBA\VBA6 on my machine. By deleting this folder, then restarting Access, I forced Office to run a repair installation. After the repair, my wizards started working again. Thanks for your suggestions, Tony.

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