If you're using Access 2010 try looking here: \Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Access Connectivity Engine\Engines or here: \Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Access Connectivity Engine\Engines If you're having trouble finding the right registry key from the possible options displayed below, try searching the registry for Access Connectivity Engine.Įxpand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder and navigate to the following registry key: The specific location of the registry key will vary depending upon what version of Access you are running, the bitness (32 bit or 64 bit) of your Windows and Access version, and if you have a click-to-run installation. In the Open box, type regedit and then press ENTER. Press the Windows key, type Run, and press ENTER. Important: Following these steps allows unsafe expressions to run in all instances of Access for all users on the computer.Ĭlose all instances of Access that are running on the computer for which you want to disable sandbox mode. In some installations, you can disable sandbox mode by changing the value of a registry key. Top of Page Disable sandbox mode (run unsafe expressions) You must have administrator permissions on the computer to change the registry values.
If you are not familiar with the registry, or you are not comfortable with changing registry keys yourself, ask for help from someone who is familiar and comfortable with changing the registry. The following drawing shows the decision process that Access follows when it encounters an unsafe expression. If a database isn’t “trusted” Access uses sandbox mode. Regardless of whether sandbox mode is enabled in the registry, Access won’t allow potentially unsafe expressions to run unless the database file either is located in a trusted location, or bears a valid trust signature. If you want to allow all expressions to run, you can change the registry key value to disable sandbox mode. Sandbox mode is enabled by default – the registry key value is set to enable sandbox mode when Access is installed on a computer.
You use a registry key to specify whether Access should run in sandbox mode. These unsafe expressions are blocked regardless of whether the database has been ‘trusted’ – its content enabled. Sandbox mode is a security feature that prevents Access from running certain expressions that could be unsafe. In this articleĭisable sandbox mode (run unsafe expressions) Note: This topic does not apply to Access web apps or Access web databases, and does not cover other Access security features.
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