Deploying Access 2002 Runtime

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Guest

I'm new to this and somewhat concerned about deployment of Access 2002
application using packaging wizard. Simple app, nothing fancy.

How vulnerable will I be to customers installing the runtime on PC's with
different Access versions, older or newer?

Is it necessary to restrict to certain versions, i.e. Access 2000 or greater..

Is there a benefit to distribute in Access 2000 format?

Is is necessary to use an installation product like SageKey instead of
Packaging Wizard?

Thanks in advance
 
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Alex Dybenko

Hi,
best approach - is to install runtime only when access is not installed.
Unfortunately you can't check this with PDW, so you have to ask customers if
they have any access version installed. with SageKey scripts and
installation system like Wise you can check if user has access installed (by
querying registry keys) and then install runtime when necessary

benefit to distribute in Access 2000 format - is that it can run on any
access version from 2000

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Best regards,
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Alex Dybenko (MVP)
http://alexdyb.blogspot.com
http://www.PointLtd.com
 
G

Guest

Hello, Alex
Related to this question - I have an app using Access XP that is distributed
with a setup option 'complete' or 'database only'. Complete is for users
without Access installed. Problem is, if the user has a newer version of
Access (2003 or 2007), the setup will not run the database-only option. It
is apparently looking for Access XP and only that version will do. How can I
change it to install just the mde if there is a later full version of Access?
This was created, BTW, with the setup wizard in XP developer tools.
 
G

Guest

Alex, this is an Access XP application. I'm not sure it can even be upgraded
to 2007.
 

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