William,

I just went to the MS knowledge base at
    http://support.microsoft.com/support/search/c.asp
and plugged in this information:
    STEP ONE ===  Office 97 for Windows
    STEP TWO === "Access can't start"
when I clicked GO, I immediately got back this article (and others)
that deals specifically with Dell PCs and Access.
   http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q141/3/73.asp

There is a wealth of information available at this site.
I suggest everyone add it to their bookmarks/favorites.

Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: William Hanson <[log in to unmask]>

> Computer: Dell Laptop Inspiron 7000
> Operating System: Windows 98

> When I tried to
> run Access, I got the following message.  "Microsoft Access can't start
> because there is no license for it on this machine."  This happened on all
> five machines.

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