title: Showplan.out in Windows 7 with MS-Access 2003 and multiple versions of Office installed?
body: <p>I was looking for a way to log queries from a 3rd party proprietary ms-access database application that contains a front-end and a backend.  </p>
  
  <p>The database runs in MS-Access 2003.  I read and followed the instructions mentioned in an <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/153053/microsoft-jet-sql-query-logging-or-how-do-i-debug-my-customers-program">article</a> suggested in the <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/article/use-microsoft-jets-showplan-to-write-more-efficient-queries/5064388" rel="nofollow noreferrer">answer to this question</a>, with the intent of creating the showplan.out file to find out which tables were being accessed by a query.  </p>
  
  <p>When finding the registry key specified in the article: <code>\\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\JET\4.0\Engines</code> I noticed that the path was not present beyond <code>JET</code>, so I created the rest of the path including the <code>DEBUG</code> key with it's value set to <code>ON</code>.  </p>
  
  <p>I also know that the Office installation that I am using has multiple versions of Office / Access installed (2003 and 2010) and that someone in the past, before I got here, likely used a registry hack to enable the installation of both versions.  </p>
  
  <p>Oh, and "My Documents" where <code>Showplan.out</code> is supposed to appear is stored on an external roaming profile server as well.  </p>
  
  <p>Is it possible to get the <code>Showplan.out</code> to output on Windows 7 64-bit in some other way, or am I better off installing Office, on a clean VM, copying my databases on, and trying it from there?</p>