error 1919-error ODBC

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Every time I tried to open Microsoft Word I get a error message saying, "ERROR-1919, Error configuring ODBC, database source: ms access database, ODBC, Error 6: component not found in the registry, Verify that the file ms access database exists and that you can access it. CANCEL / RETRY / IGNORE." I removed Microsoft Word and reinstalled it but that didn't work, I ran a repair on my operating system hoping to reinstall any missing files but that didn't work either, I talked the techs at Dell but they couldn't help at all. So I loaded my Word Perfect 8 and it works fine but i have a lot of documents in Microsoft Word and I can't get to them. Can any body help me?

Dell Dimension 4550

Windows XP Home

512 Ram

fireberd · Answer

This Microsoft knowledge base article seems to cover it.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324628

I found it by doing a search, using google. I did a search of the "ERROR-1919, Error configuring ODBC, database source: ms access database, ODBC, Error 6: component not found in the registry".

abach · Answer

Try this fix from the MS KB article:

Insert your Microsoft Office XP CD-ROM in your computer's CD-ROM drive. Hold the SHIFT key to stop the Setup program from automatically starting, or click Cancel when the Setup program runs.
Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.

NOTE: In Microsoft Windows NT, point to Programs, point to the Accessories folder, and then click Windows Explorer.
Open your CD-ROM drive and navigate to the following folder:

drive\Files\Osp\1033\IE5\En
Double-click Oainst.exe.NOTE: The preceding steps install the OLE automation update, which includes the file Asycfilt.dll. The following steps ensure that all your system files are updated.
In Windows Explorer, open Control Panel under My Computer, and then double-click Add/Remove Programs.
Double-click the System Files Update entry in the Add/Remove Program Properties dialog box.NOTE: If the System Files Update has been uninstalled or is not listed in the Add/Remove Program Properties dialog box, you must install the System Files Update before you continue with these steps. To install the System Files Update, follow these steps:
2. Open the \Files\OSP\1033 folder from the root of the Office source files location.
3. Right-click OSP.msi, and then click Install.
4. When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes. After the System Files Update is installed, go back to step 5 and continue.
In the Maintenance Mode Options dialog box, click Repair System Files Update, and then click Next.
In the Reinstall or Repair System Files Update installation dialog box, click Reinstall System Files Update, and then click Install.
When the repair of the System Files Update finishes, repair your Office installation by using either the Repair Office button in Maintenance Mode Setup or Detect and Repair on the Help menu in any Office program.

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