I did not have ACEDAO.DLL installed anywhere, so deleting it was not an option. Another option to get access running. Change the manifest file for access msaccess.exe.manifest found in [Your Wine Prefix]../Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office12 and remove the dependency reference to AceDAO, ie edit the file and remove the following lines: (it may be run together on the same line...) <dependency> <dependentAssembly> <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="AceDAO" version="12.0.0.0" language="*" processorArchitecture="X86"> </assemblyIdentity> </dependentAssembly> </dependency> I found this suggestion here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1102840 and added it to ArchLinux Wiki here: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Microsoft_Office_2007
