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Where can I get MS Access Runtime 2000?

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by jeffm in anchorage

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I am attempting to upgrade about 40 Windows 9x workstations with MS Office 2000 to SP2. In all cases, I've had to upgrade from SR-1 to SR-1a before upgrading to SP2. It has been no problem with about half of them. But on selected other workstations,the upgrade to SR-1a has stalled and asked me to "Insert the disk with MS Access Runtime 2000 on it." I've looked and looked at my MS Office CD-ROMs and on MS's website with no luck. I have no idea where to obtain MS Access Runtime 2000. I understand it should be something called "accessrt.msi" and that there's already a MS Access Runtime 2002 available, but it doesn't work [or isn't compatible].

Where can I obtain MS Access Runtime 2000 or otherwise get around the problem?

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by curacao_dejavu

check out MOD2000: Access 2000 Run-Time Minimum Now Available for Download (Q243957)

and MOD2000: Access Run-Time Minimum Is Not Updated by Office 2000 SR-1 (Q265079)

by jeffm in anchorage

Although this may have been part of the problem, these TIDs didn't help because I was unable to determine which version MS Runtime was installed on the problem workstations - minimum or otherwise. I did download the minimum version but when I pointed to that file when SR-1a asked for it, I got no further and new error messages appeared.

by dklippert

Runtime is only available if you have the Microsoft Office 2000 Developer edition.
Either that was installed on the machines, or there was a runtime appication installed.

Unable to Install SR-1 on Computer with a Run-Time App

Q275253

by jeffm in anchorage

Although I think that the alternate or minimum version of Access Runtime is part of the problem, these TIDs only served to confuse the issue more. I have no idea how, if ever, I received a 2000 Developer edition of MSO2K, so that leaves the possibility that a a runtime application was installed. But then the question is what application? This problem seems to be a vicious cycle.

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