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Access File 'OFFOWC.DLL' Version 1.1 missing or broken

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Monday, November 14, 2016 1:02 AM

When opening Access 2016 (Prior Access 2007 file) message states "Your Microsoft Access database or project contains a missing or broken reference to the file 'OFFOWC.DLL' Version 1.1". To ensure that your database or project works properly, you must fix the reference. How do I fix this error from reoccurring?

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016 7:54 AM | 1 vote

Hi,

Based on your error message, please try this method first:

  1. With the database open, click on the ‘DATABASE TOOLS’ tab then the ‘Visual Basic’ button
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  3. Click on the ‘Tools’ menu then ‘References’
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  5. Here you will see one or more references with ‘MISSING’ at the start of the name – un-tick each of the missing (broken) references.
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  7. Click ‘OK’ to save the changes and close the visual basic window.
  8. Close and reopen the Access database – with a bit of luck the missing references were not nesecary for the Access database to run.

If you are unable to open the Access database – hold the Shift key whilst opening the file from Windows Explorer – this will allow the database to open without running any autorun scripts.

You can get more information from this link:

http://www.access-diva.com/d5.html

Please Note: Since the web site is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.

Any updates please let me know and I'm glad to help you.

Regards,
Emi Zhang
TechNet Community Support

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Thursday, May 18, 2017 2:12 AM

Hi Emi,

I encountered the same problem and followed the above steps. However I do need to include the missing reference which is (MISSING: microsoft office xp web components) to run for my own purpose. Could you please suggest how do I fix this?