Installing Access 97 on Windows 7 or Windows 8
("There is no license" error message starting Microsoft Access)

1. Quit all Microsoft Office programs that may be running on your computer.
2. On the Start menu, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders.
3. In the Named box, type hatten.ttf.
4. In the Look in box, type c:\windows\fonts.
   
   Note The path to the Fonts folder may be different on your computer.
5. Click Find Now to start the search.
   
   Note If Hatten.ttf is not found, try searching for Haettenschweiler.ttf. Haettenschweiler is the full name of the Hatten font.
6. Under Name, right-click the hatten.ttf file, and then click Rename on the shortcut menu that appears.
7. Change the name of the file to hatten.xxx. If you receive a prompt that states that changing the extension may cause the file to become unusable, click Yes.
8. Minimize, but do not close, the Find dialog box.
9. On the Start Menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
10. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
11. In the Add/Remove Program Properties dialog box, click the Install/Uninstall tab, and select Microsoft Office 97, Professional Edition in the program list.
12. Click Add/Remove to run Office Setup in Maintenance Mode.
13. In the Microsoft Office 97 Setup dialog box, click Reinstall.
14. After the reinstallation is finished, click the Find dialog box on the taskbar to maximize it.
15. Under Name, right-click the hatten.xxx file, and then click Rename on the shortcut menu that appears.
16. Change the name of the file back to hatten.ttf.