Using Different versions

[Gerry Atrick]

On my old Windows 98 computer I had Office 97 professional - with Access.


My new computer has Windows XP and Office 2003 Small Business Edition - which
does not have Access. Is it feasible to install Access 97 - would that be
compatible with the 2003 Office?

Thank you


Gerry

 

[Rick Brandt]

On my old Windows 98 computer I had Office 97 professional - with Access.


My new computer has Windows XP and Office 2003 Small Business Edition - which
does not have Access. Is it feasible to install Access 97 - would that be
compatible with the 2003 Office?

Small Business Edition actually includes the runtime for Access. That being
said you can have multiple versions of Access on one PC with few issues so I
would expect it to work. There is always the chance that you will get the "Not
licensed on this machine" bug, but if you Google on that it is easily corrected.

 

[Gerry Atrick]

Thank you, Sir. I will give it a go and see what happens.

Gerry

 

[Jack G]

Really!? I thought you had to have "Developer Tools for Office" (or
whatever it's called exactly) to get runtime. So with Business Edition,
could I convert my database into the runtime version for the few old
computers in the office that don't have Access installed?

Jack

 

[Rick Brandt]

Really!? I thought you had to have "Developer Tools for Office" (or
whatever it's called exactly) to get runtime. So with Business
Edition, could I convert my database into the runtime version for the
few old computers in the office that don't have Access installed?

Small Business Edition includes the runtime for use not for distribution.
In other words you have the runtime in the same manner as the USER of a
runtime distributed application. The DEVELOPER who distributes the runtime
is obligated to purchase the developer's tools in order to legally
distribute the runtime. Small Business Edition does not give you that
license.

 

[Jack G]

thanks -- wishful thinking...

Small Business Edition includes the runtime for use not for distribution.
In other words you have the runtime in the same manner as the USER of a
runtime distributed application. The DEVELOPER who distributes the
runtime is obligated to purchase the developer's tools in order to legally
distribute the runtime. Small Business Edition does not give you that
license.

 

[David W. Fenton]

On my old Windows 98 computer I had Office 97 professional - with
Access.

My new computer has Windows XP and Office 2003 Small Business
Edition - which does not have Access. Is it feasible to install
Access 97 - would that be compatible with the 2003 Office?

Not legally, unless you have a separate license for Access 97, or if
the old Office Pro installation was non-OEM.

 

[Gerry Atrick]

Thank you for the timely warning, Sir. Happy to say the Access 97 was part of
the Office suite that I purchased directly for my previous PC which I still
possess but which is no longer in use.

Gerry

 

[David W. Fenton]

Happy to say the Access 97 was part of
the Office suite that I purchased directly for my previous PC
which I still possess but which is no longer in use.

Good. I have many clients with A97 applications who buy Office Pro
on all their new PCs, uninstall the newest version of Access and
then install A97 from their old copy of Office 97. It works just
fine and dandy.