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Installing 2 Versions of MS Access.

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by shanghai sam

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My Home PC is a PIII 733 with 60 gig HD running Office 2000 with Win 98.
My work uses Access '97 databases.
I want to work on them at home and have installed the '97 version of Access. When I start Access '97 I receive a message to the effect thatI don't have a licence to run it.

I own both the Office '97 & 2000 Pro versions.

What do I have to do to be able to retain both versions on my PC and choose which one I need to work with. Can the Registry be edited to permit 2 licences? (By the way, how do you back-up the Registry as always recommended before editing?)
I haven't partioned the 60 gig HD. Is this an option and then to install 2 completely separate OS's with a different Office version in separate Drives?
If so, what steps do I take to do that &, so I can select which OS to start at boot up?
Do I need something like Partition Magic or can it be safely done with fdisk?
As I am looking for a fairly well detailed step by step guide to help me through this problem, it may not be convenient for the preparation of a long detailed answer, should the solution prove to be reasonably involved. Re-direction to a site/s which might provide detailed print outs for the suggest solutions will also be gratefully received.

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by dklippert

There?s no problem putting Access 97 and 2000 on the same machine. Here are the MS directions.

(Type the Q number in the Search box at support.microsoft.com)

How to Install Access 97 and Access 2000 on the Same Computer

Q241141

The no License error is common and fixable.

"There Is No License" Error Starting Microsoft Access

Q141373

AcLicn97.exe Available in Download Center

Q191224

To back up the Registry, run Regedit from the Run line on the Start menu.
Click on Registry on the menu and choose Export Registry file. Choose a name. Now you can choose to backup the entire registry or any branch. The files are saved with a .REG extension.

Partition Magic does make it easy to set up two OS, but I don?t think you?ll need to do that.

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