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Access XP and 2000 runtime compatability

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by sturgeon2

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My customer has standardized on Office 2000 and is skipping the XP upgrade. They have an Access application that needs to be distributed to PCs without Office installed. I want to "compile" the application using the Office Developers edition but cannot find a 2000 Developer to purchase although the XP is readily available. My question: can I take the Access 2000 app and seamlessly "compile" it on XP and still be compatable with the PCs running Office 2000?

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by simran

Yes !! I certainly do think it's possible. Access 2002 (xp) has more features and events, etc. but as long as you are just compiling the A2k app & deploying it around i do no foresee any problem.

For 100% confirmation I'd suggest you hop over tothis Newsgroup where you'll definitely find someone who has in all probability done the same and can confirm it to you in black & white.

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&group=comp.databases.ms-access

HTH
Prakash

by peleg

I assume that what you mean by 'compile' is that you are creating and distributing the mde and furthermore that you will be running that mde with a run-time version of Access XP on each machine.

Now, 2K mdb's should be compatible with XP, so youshould be able to create a valid mde. However, there are almost always 'gotchas' that aren't documented and that only rear their ugly head when you actually try it. So before you distribute the mde, test it well under an environment as close to the user's desktop as you can create.

There should not be a problem with compatibility between the XP runtime and the 2K version of Office, but then again, you could be entering DLL Hell.

You might want to take another wack at finding Access 2K Developer, which would at least make you more confortable. I have recently purchased XP on web, and if memory serves, 2K versions are still available. Try a Google search. I quickly found www.nextag.com and used it to get a list of vendors that offer Office 2K.

by john_ryan

I think you need to compile under Access 2000 rather than XP, or else you will need to distribute an XP runtime too. If you purchase the Office XP Developer, you can request in writing a license to downgrade to Microsoft Office Developer 2000. They may or may not have media available for downgraded products (the official line); but most likely do for MOD2000. Then you may also want the Wish Fullfillment CD, which included the runtime for Access 2000 SR-1.

by tomboddison

Access XP can be set to 'default' to an earlier version (tools/options/advanced/default file format). This will allow you to pass files between office2k and XP. Secondly, the question of compatability with office 2000 doesn't arise, because the application is 'stand-alone'. It doesn't need access (or office) to be on the target machine.

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