Vista seems to be configured significantly from XP that it is next to impossible to try to use ArcView. ArcView is not a MS problem, but to enter data therein requires a database. I have NEVER been able to get Access to work, but I admit to having a super low IQ. However, using XP I can, or could, save xls files in dbf format, then use them in ArcView. The problem is that with VISTA, when trying to save an excel file in dbf format, the dbf format isn’t there. WHY???
Even this forum seems to be unnecessarily complex. EVERYTHING directly or indirectly associated with Microsoft is unnecessarily complex, as in the following steps involving TAGS.