happypamama Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I was just given Edu-Track (Version 1.4, so I suppose it's a few years old) and thought I'd see how I like it. My computer runs Win XP and should be able to run Edu-Track, but it's stuck, saying that it needs MSAccess. I don't have that; I have OpenOffice and its programs instead (I think OpenOffice Base is the equivalent of MSAccess). Does anyone know if I can run Edu-Track somehow using that (and how?), or if it really won't work unless I have MSAccess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I find it difficult to believe it would require you to have MSAccess. Access is expensive, and needing it would make Edu-Track useless for almost anyone (I don't know of any home user who has Access installed). Can you set .mdb files to open with OpenOffice Base? I'm wondering if it is trying to open its own database file and receiving a message that there is no program associated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I stand corrected. Sort of. It appears it *should* install a runtime version on its own, during the installation process. http://www.contechsolutions.net/etkb/ethskb.php?id=1&q=Access However, you can do that from Microsoft's website. I would go with the 2007 version, as it appears the 2000 version is not available for download anymore, and I'm not sure how 2010 will work with XP. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4438 Hope that helps get you to the working place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Thank you so much! Downloading from there did get Edu-Track to work. I really appreciate that! Now, every time I load the program, it asks me to log in, which I do (as the user ID I set up for myself, with the password I set up), and then it tells me, every time, that there is a potential security issue. Why? I do tell it okay, and then it says that Edu-Track reconnected successfully. Does that mean it's connecting to a website every single time, or what? I also attempted to register my product, but we'll see if I'm able to get a new log-in code or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Huh. I don't know. I would *guess* that you either need to set ET as a safe program in your firewall, or you may need to look for any security updates/patches for Access '07. I've never used ET, so those are just guesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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