acess and windows 98

[Guest]

I have windows 98 on my pc. Yes, I'll upgrade in the next year or so. I am
thinking of getting access now for a community project where I'll be
interacting with others who I am sure run XP or maybe even Vista.

What versions of access will work on my pc and interface with others if they
create the initial file?

 

['69 Camaro]

Hi, Bill.

What versions of access will work on my pc and interface with others if
they
create the initial file?

Access 2002 is the highest version that will work on your computer (and
theirs, of course). Access 2003 and 2007 require the .Net 1.1 and 2.0
Framework respectively, which can't be installed on Windows 98 SE.

However, Access 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2007 can all use the Access 2000
database format, so if you keep the file format in Access 2000 database
format, all of these versions will be able to use the MDB file. Please note
that if the final version will be converted to MDE format, either that
version or a higher version must be used to read the file. For example, if
Access 2003 is used to convert it to the MDE file, then only Access 2003 and
2007 can read the MDE file. Access 2000 and 2002 can't.

HTH.
Gunny

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info.

 

[James A. Fortune]

Access 2002 is the highest version that will work on your computer (and
theirs, of course). Access 2003 and 2007 require the .Net 1.1 and 2.0
Framework respectively, which can't be installed on Windows 98 SE.

Then what did that 28 MB Windows Update labeled something like ".NET 1.1
Framework" put on an old Windows 98 SE machine I was using last year?
Also, what about the "Redistributable" versions of the .NET Framework?

According to:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en

..NET Framework Version 1.1 can be installed on Windows 98 SE.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en

says:

Required Software:

Windows Installer 3.0 (except for Windows 98/ME, which require Windows
Installer 2.0 or later).

It's not until the .NET Framework 3.0 Redistributable

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/bb188202.aspx

that Windows 98 fails to be mentioned.

Am I missing something?

James A. Fortune
(e-mail address removed)

 

['69 Camaro]

Hi, James.

According to:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en

.NET Framework Version 1.1 can be installed on Windows 98 SE.

Thanks for that. I hadn't looked at that page since earlier last year,
before they updated it with Windows 98 and Windows ME.

Am I missing something?

Only that Microsoft has failed to update the list of system requirements for
Microsoft Office 2003, which doesn't list Windows 98 as one of the operating
systems it will run on:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822129

As far as I know, the .Net Framework 1.1 was the show stopper for Microsoft
Office 2003 on Windows 98 and ME.

HTH.
Gunny

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

 

[James A. Fortune]

Hi, James.




Thanks for that. I hadn't looked at that page since earlier last year,
before they updated it with Windows 98 and Windows ME.




Only that Microsoft has failed to update the list of system requirements for
Microsoft Office 2003, which doesn't list Windows 98 as one of the operating
systems it will run on:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822129

As far as I know, the .Net Framework 1.1 was the show stopper for Microsoft
Office 2003 on Windows 98 and ME.

HTH.
Gunny

Hello Gunny,

That's perfectly understandable.

James A. Fortune
(e-mail address removed)