Error message when opening form with a button
Windows XP 
Access 2003
Hello,
I suddenly developed an error message when I created a master form and placed a button on it to open another form. I used the wizard originally, tried my own vba, tried it with various other forms/reports and I get the same error message:
"The expression On Click you entered as the event property setting produced the following error: A problem occurred while MS Access was communicating with the OLE server or ActiveX control".
I have Access 2003 and Access 2010 installed on my computer. Both worked flawlessly until this happened. This is the only thing I did out of the ordinary:
I had 2003 open, with the troublesome database in question open. I took a break and was crusin the MS Office downloads looking for some ideas on creating some interesting forms. I found one I liked, downloaded it along with the required ActiveX control the download required.
Sine then there are 2 strange things to note: 1) my database gives me the error I noted, and 2) every time I open 2003 or 2010 versions, I get "Windows installer"...."Gathering information" and other dialog boxes. Then they start. This never happened before.
Interesting other notes: I can use either 2003 or 2010 to create a new database, create a simple table, form, and Master Form and the buttons work PERFECTLY!!! And yes I tried using the wizard, and just using my own vba.
It looks to me like I somehow corrupted the one database. I don't want to recreate the whole thing all over again, but I will if I have to.
Also, one corrupted file doesn't explain the strange method Access opens now.
So, do I scrap everything and take up knitting? Or is there hope?
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Don
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