[Gords]

I am currently trying to get a program to run on my computer. It works fine when I'm on Admin, however, when I swtich to the staff login, I get a "Run-time error '13': type mismatch." So I tried to do a repair through setup, and I get "MDAC 2.7 Sp1 cannot be installed on this machine. MDAC 2.7 Sp1 requires any one of the following configurations:" It then lists off pretty well all Microsoft OS. I am currently running XP Pro, with all current updates, yet it still won't recognize it. Any suggestions on what I can try to get this program to work?

-Gords

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[jaxisland]

Does the staff login have administrative rights on the machine?

[Gords]

Does the staff login have administrative rights on the machine?

No, it doesn't. However, I use the same logins, with the same access, on multiple other stations, all running the same program, and they load it fine.

-Gords

[jaxisland]

If you go to Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Event Viewer

Are there any items with a red X on them in Application, Security or System sections. Something that has a time stamp that coincides with the error?

[Gords]

If you go to Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Event Viewer

Are there any items with a red X on them in Application, Security or System sections. Something that has a time stamp that coincides with the error?

Under the Application and System tabs, there are a couple of errors but none match up to the time when I tried to open the app. On the login for that computer, however, I don't have the rights to read the security tab. I'm going to log onto admin and see if it shows me anything there.

-Gords

[jaxisland]

In my experiences, this is usually a permission issue. Something is being blocked on the user account, could be a reg key or a folder or a whole app.

[Gords]

In my experiences, this is usually a permission issue. Something is being blocked on the user account, could be a reg key or a folder or a whole app.

Okay, I'll take a look around and see what I can find, and I'll let you know, good or bad, what the results are. Thank you for your help!

-Gords

[jaxisland]

Definitely, there is a really pain in the butt way if you get stuck. I use the Filemon from Sysinternals

That will allow you to watch each file open and its result. You will have a large output file, I exclude the processes that are the background stuff, then look for files that have access denied as a result. Its a really easy program to use but its time consuming. I export the result to a .csv and open it in Excel, that way I can filter by result to see if any files have access denied. It may help, its saved my butt a few times.

[Gords]

Thanks Jaxis for all of your help. It ended up being a permissions issue, with that login on that particular computer only having a limited access. I thought I had adjusted it properly before, but after examining one of our other computers, I realized I still hadn't set it right. Thanks again for the help!

-Gords

[jaxisland]

Im glad it was resolved.