Access 97 and Access 2002

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Question 1: I have Office 97 access on one machine and
Office XP Access 2002 on another. The machines are
networked together. When I try to open the Access 2002
files on the machine that has Access 97 on it can't see
them or access them. Is this normal? I save the 2002
access files in 97 format but still can't see them.

Question 2: I was told that even though you network PCs
together each PC must have the office application
installed on it to veiw the files - is this true? Is
there a way to install the office software on one PC and
access it thru the other one? If so, how do you do it and
set it up.

I am lost when it comes to anything technial like this.

Thanks

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

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Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP

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Question 1: I have Office 97 access on one machine and
Office XP Access 2002 on another. The machines are
networked together. When I try to open the Access 2002
files on the machine that has Access 97 on it can't see
them or access them. Is this normal?

No, it's not. Are you sure that permissions are set properly?

I save the 2002
access files in 97 format but still can't see them.

Question 2: I was told that even though you network PCs
together each PC must have the office application
installed on it to veiw the files - is this true? Is
there a way to install the office software on one PC and
access it thru the other one? If so, how do you do it and
set it up.

You must have Access installed on each workstation. It's not possible to
share.