"Out of memory" error starting Microsoft Access
Article ID: 161255
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q161255
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.
SYMPTOMS
You receive an "Out of memory" error when you try to start Microsoft
Access on a computer that has 1 gigabyte (GB) or more of random access
memory (RAM).
RESOLUTION
To prevent the error, you can use either of the following methods:
Method 1
Run Access on a computer with
less than 1 GB of RAM.
Method 2
If you use Access 97, you can install the updated version of Microsoft Jet Database Engine 3.5.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with the Microsoft Jet
Database Engine version 3.0 and 3.5. This problem no longer occurs in
Microsoft Jet Database Engine version 3.51, which is available from Microsoft Download Center.
For information on how to obtain Microsoft Jet Database Engine 3.51, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
172733 ACC97: Updated Version of Microsoft Jet 3.5 Available for Download
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