Access/Office 2003

[Always OpenTo Suggestions]

Does anyone know when the sunset for Access/Office 2003 is?

I'm thinking about going straight from Office 2003 to Office 2010? Does
anyone have any info on the stability of Office 2010?

 

[Daniel Pineault]

Sunset? Hum... Considering I still am supporting client using access 97, I
wouldn't worry too much.

Also, I wouldn't rush into any new software, including access 2010, until a
good year after it's initial release to allow, in this case, microsoft to
resolve the bugs that will most certainly occur. You also have to realize
that most companies to do jump into the upgrades very fast, so your clients
may not even be able to use your 'new' databases. Many of my bigger clients
are only now making the switch to office 2007 (forget 2010).

There are pros and cons to every choice and obviously it does depend on your
specific situation, as for me I would not run out to get it for deployable
solutions just yet. I will however get it to start learning for the day my
clients request it!
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Hope this helps,

Daniel Pineault
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[Albert D. Kallal]

"Always OpenTo Suggestions"

Does anyone know when the sunset for Access/Office 2003 is?

I'm thinking about going straight from Office 2003 to Office 2010? Does
anyone have any info on the stability of Office 2010?

I not aware of any new version of windows EVER not permitting you to run
older versions of ms-access. I mean you can install access 1.0 on brand new
windows 7 box. That access version came out in 1992 (I think that is the
date).

And, if you take the original copy of visi-calc from 1981, that still works
on a brand new box also. So, a 18 year old version of access works, and 29
year old spreadsheet works on a brand new windows 7 box.

So, looking at past experience and history, I can't see any evidence that
anything you have now will stop working in the future. For what reason or
past experience do you have in which your software will stop working? If you
want to use an DOS based version of FoxPro for development from 1989,
nothing is stopping you.

Forward compatibility in Microsoft products is second to none. In the same
above time periods, we seen Apple force you to throw out your software 2 or
3 times. You can not run 15 year old apple software on a new mac.

Since you are free to use an 29 year old spreadsheet program and run them on
a new windows 7 box, I not sure there is a problem. In fact, I can't go back
farther then 29 years, as that is when the first PC running Microsoft's
system came out.


Albert D. Kallal
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
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