Access runtime 2000 and MSDE 2000 licensing

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Hello,

We develop a software solution based on MSDE 2000 and Access 2000 runtime.
We've got MSDN Universal subscription.
Is it correct that MSDN Universal subscription is enough to have a
distribution license?

Thanks
 
Hi, Tom.
Is it correct that MSDN Universal subscription is enough to have a
distribution license?
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Sorry. It's not quite that simple. MSDN subscriptions are in the middle of
a transition and you'll likely have a "Premium" subscription, not the
"Universal" one you originally purchased. For more information, please see
the following Web pages:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/subscriptions/transition/default.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/subscriptions/chart/

Therefore, you need the Access Developer Extensions that comes with some
versions of Visual Studio Tools For Office 2005 in order to get the unlimited
redistribution license for the Access 2003 Runtime. The good news is that
this comes with your current MSDN subscription. The bad news is that it
doesn't automatically give you a license to redistribute the Access Runtime
for any other version. That said, the Access 2003 Runtime can run Access
2000 databases, although I'm not sure if there are any problems with MSDE
2000 database applications other than the usual headaches of the Package and
Deployment Wizard, as I've never tried it.

HTH.
Gunny

See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips and tutorials.
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com/html/expert_contributors2.html for contact info.
 
Hi,

1. Does it make a difference that are having MSDN subscription
for many years, before Access 2003 has been released?

Is where any way to purchase Access 2000 runtime redistribution license?

2. What about MSDE 2000 redistribution license? Does it come with MSDN
subscription (Premium or Enterprise) ?

Thanks.
 
Hi, Tom.
1. Does it make a difference that are having MSDN subscription
for many years, before Access 2003 has been released?
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Yes. If you have the paperwork (i.e., Certificate of Authentication or
other paperwork that proves to Microsoft you own the Microsoft Office 2000
Developer Edition) for the Access 2000 Runtime, then you're good to go.
Is where any way to purchase Access 2000 runtime redistribution license?
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If you don't already own Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Edition, then
you'll have to find someone who will sell it to you, because Microsoft
doesn't sell it any more. Perhaps you can find a bargain in an eBay online
auction, at http://www.eBay.com, or one of the online used software vendors
might have the older versions of Microsoft Office Developer for sale from
time to time. Check any of the following for current availability and
prices:

http://www.emsps.com/oldtools/msacc.htm
http://www.emsps.com/oldtools/msoff.htm
http://www.recycledsoftware.com/pricelst.htm#115
http://www.software-xchange.com
2. What about MSDE 2000 redistribution license? Does it come with MSDN
subscription (Premium or Enterprise) ?
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The MSDE 2000 redistribution license came with Visual Studio 6.0 and
Microsoft Office Professional Edition on up (Premium, ODE, et cetera), but I
don't remember exactly which version of Office authorized MSDE 2000, because
it came out after the first MSDE version. It was either Office 2000 Pro or
Office XP Pro. It's possible that the MSDE 2000 redistribution license also
came with Visual Studio 2002 .Net, but I don't know for sure. Check your
EULA's for the Microsoft products you own.

HTH.
Gunny

See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips and tutorials.
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com/html/expert_contributors2.html for contact
info.
 
If you have the developer tools for Access 2000 then there's nothing
to stop your distributing things based on Access 2000. It's just that
those tools wont support distributing later versions.

Also, MSDE is a freebie. You can distribute that WITH YOUR
APPLICATION whether or not you have the developer tools.

HTH
 
Hi, Tom.

I looked in the SQL Server 2000 BOL Jan. '04 edition, which had links to
Microsoft's lists of products which came with the redistribution license for
MSDE 2000, but all the links went nowhere. I finally found this link, which
explains that this downloadable version of the MSDE 2000 is free for new
installations:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...d1-a0bc-479f-bafa-e4b278eb9147&DisplayLang=en

HTH.
Gunny

See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips and tutorials.
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com/html/expert_contributors2.html for contact
info.
 
Our current MSDN does not contain Office Developer 2000,
but we have also MSDN subscription for the years when MSDN was containing
Office Developer 2000.
Does it mean that we own Access 2000 runtime redistribution license now?

Thanks.
 
Yes. With or without any other license you have the right to
promulgate an Access application you create to the whole wide world.

For those years/versions for which you do have the developer tools you
can freely distribute the RUNTIME version of Access with (and only
with) your application. The developer tools will help you create
installation setups that you can ship out on CD/DVD or over the net.
The developer tools must be those supplied for the version of Access
of your application.

If your customers already have retail Access then you can simply
distribute your application, including MSDE if applicable, to them
without needing the developer tools. I recommend that you distribute
the front end as an MDE so that others can't mess with your code.

HTH
 
Hi, Tom.
we have also MSDN subscription for the years when MSDN was containing
Office Developer 2000.
Does it mean that we own Access 2000 runtime redistribution license now?
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It sure sounds like it. Do you have a receipt for your MSDN subscription
purchase from any of the years when the Microsoft Office 2000 Developer
Edition was part of the MSDN subscription, or do you have your Certificate
of Authenticity and Product Key for your copy of Microsoft Office 2000
Developer Edition? Those are sufficient evidence that would survive a
Microsoft audit.

HTH.
Gunny

See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips and tutorials.
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com/html/expert_contributors2.html for contact
info.
 
We have MSDN for previous years which contain MS Office 2000 Developer,
but we did not buy MS Office Developer 2000 itself as a separate product.
The question is whether we are permitted to redistribute Access 2000 runtime
with our application?

Thanks.
 
Hi, Tom.
The question is whether we are permitted to redistribute Access 2000
runtime
with our application?
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Do you have in your hand the MS Office 2000 Developer Edition Certificate of
Authenticity and the Product Key? If so, then you may redistribute the
Access 2000 Runtime.

An alternative is to have a receipt in your hand for your MSDN subscription
in any year that MS Office 2000 Developer Edition was an item listed as part
of your MSDN subscription. If you don't know which years that the MS Office
2000 Developer Edition was part of the MSDN subscriptions you previously
purchased, then please contact Microsoft Product Service Support, because
they no longer have this list on their public Web site. If you have a proof
of purchase of one of the correct MSDN subscriptions, then you may
redistribute the Access 2000 Runtime. Plenty of them didn't offer MS Office
2000 Developer Edition, so make sure that you have the receipt for the
purchase of a subscription that did, if you didn't keep the Certificate of
Authenticity and Product Key.

Remember that your current MSDN subscription allows redistribution of the
Access 2003 Runtime, so you may use that if you don't have proof of
ownership of the MS Office 2000 Developer Edition from your previous MSDN
subscriptions.

HTH.
Gunny

See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips and tutorials.
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com/html/expert_contributors2.html for contact
info.
 
The Office 2000 Developer tools you received via your MSDN
subscription is exactly the same in all respects as if you had
purchased it separately.
 
Thank you very much.

'69 Camaro said:
Hi, Tom.


Do you have in your hand the MS Office 2000 Developer Edition Certificate of
Authenticity and the Product Key? If so, then you may redistribute the
Access 2000 Runtime.

An alternative is to have a receipt in your hand for your MSDN subscription
in any year that MS Office 2000 Developer Edition was an item listed as part
of your MSDN subscription. If you don't know which years that the MS Office
2000 Developer Edition was part of the MSDN subscriptions you previously
purchased, then please contact Microsoft Product Service Support, because
they no longer have this list on their public Web site. If you have a proof
of purchase of one of the correct MSDN subscriptions, then you may
redistribute the Access 2000 Runtime. Plenty of them didn't offer MS Office
2000 Developer Edition, so make sure that you have the receipt for the
purchase of a subscription that did, if you didn't keep the Certificate of
Authenticity and Product Key.

Remember that your current MSDN subscription allows redistribution of the
Access 2003 Runtime, so you may use that if you don't have proof of
ownership of the MS Office 2000 Developer Edition from your previous MSDN
subscriptions.

HTH.
Gunny

See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips and tutorials.
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com/html/expert_contributors2.html for contact
info.
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Thank you very much.

Larry Daugherty said:
The Office 2000 Developer tools you received via your MSDN
subscription is exactly the same in all respects as if you had
purchased it separately.
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