Can Access 1.0 Be Run On Windows XP

[Guest]

Conversion from Access 1.0 of the database with its various Queries and
Reports to Access 2003 seems to be either extremely cumbersome or not
directly possible. At present, Access 1.0 does everything suitably well on a
Desktop PC with Windows 98. My successor PC is a Laptop with Windows XP on
it. So, what about running MS Access 1.0 on that Windows XP Home Edition at
SP2 level?

 

[Van T. Dinh]

In theory, yes.

In practice, I have no ideas as I never had this combination.

 

[DL]

Well as you have a desktop, all ok, nothing to lose by testing on your
laptop.

 

[Nick Coe \(UK\)]

Truly the only way you can suss this one out is to try it
with a copy. I have to say that as soon as A2 came out I
converted every A1 application that I was working on at that
time.

Out of all the versions of Access, A2 then A97 and now AXP
seem to be the most stable and reliable environments. I
still feel A97 is the most solid and reliable Access vs Jet
development platform, it just lacks some very nice and
useful functions introduced in later versions.

A2003 is close in quality to it's better antecendants but
have I used it very little so far. Security is sound but
bloody intrusive, in order to be effective can't be any
other way really I suppose. I have high hopes for the
solidity of A2003 but only time and use will tell.

There is always the temptation to say, "if it ain't broke
don't fix it." It's an apposite thought, but if further
development of the application is likely then you really
_must_ move forwards a version or two or three or ...

Be lucky.....

--
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Available - Will work for money
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In Norm Fritchie typed:

 

[Nick Coe \(UK\)]

P.S.
There is no garuntee that 16 bit compatibility will be
maintained beyond Win-XP.

--
Nick Coe (UK)
Available - Will work for money
http://www.alphacos.co.uk/ AccHelp + pAnimal
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In Norm Fritchie typed:

 

[Larry Linson]

I believe you'll have to convert from Access 1.0 format to Access 2.0
Format, and then to Access 97, 2000, or 2002(?). My recollection is that
Access 2003 will not convert Access 2.0 directly.

I don't know if Access 1.0 will run under Windows XP, but, even if it will,
I suggest updating because of potential future incompatibility.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP