Access 2007 and UNC

[tbeers]

My company is changing our network arrangement and I have an Access 2007 app on a server. Initially, the install sequence, as set up with the installer, used a drive letter common to all users. The new IT guys want me to change to UNC. Will 2007 take UNC i.e. \\servername\fo lder in the installation setup?

-Tomb

[puppydogbuddy]

Yes, if you use the Office Customization Tool (OCT) to do the setup. See this link:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179097.aspx

Excerpt:
Add/Modify Network Server Entry dialog box
In the Add/Modify Network Server Entry dialog box, enter the path to a network server and click OK.

You can use a UNC path or, if all users have access to the server with the same drive letter, you can use a drive letter in the path. The path can contain environment variables delimited by percent signs (%) if the variables are defined for all users.

For example:

z:\office

\\server1\share \office_root

%USERNAME%\offi ce_root

[tbeers]

Thanks for the quick reply. I went to your suggested link and 23 pages later...Is the OCT something I have to download separate, or is it included with the Office 2007 package? I still run everybody pretty much on Office 2003 exept for the access app which is access 2007. Don't mean to seem lazy but I am trying to get the answers without doing 4 hours of research.

You guys are great.

thanks

-Tomb

[ChipR]

How about reading to the 2nd paragraph?

You use the Office Customization Tool (OCT) to customize an installation of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. The OCT is part of the Setup program and is the recommended tool for most customizations. You run the OCT by typing setup.exe /admin at the command line. The OCT is available only with volume licensed versions of the 2007 Office system. Office Standard 2007, Office Small Business 2007, Office Professional Plus 2007, and Office Enterprise 2007 are available for purchase through volume licensing. For more information, see How to buy the 2007 Microsoft Office suites (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=121942).