[AccessD] Changing to newest version of ACCESS?

Lawhon, Alan C Contractor/Morgan Research alan.lawhon at us.army.mil
Tue Aug 17 14:18:44 CDT 2004


Thanks for the encouragement, Brett!!

I just got thru spending a (minor) fortune for an upgrade to Windows XP
Pro (OS) and Office 2003 (XP) Pro.  I was looking forward to getting
familiar with all the new "bells and whistles" in Access 2003, but from
what you're saying it looks like all I can look forward to is nothing
but problems ...   :-(((

Alan C. Lawhon


-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Brett Barabash
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 1:55 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Changing to newest version of ACCESS?


Ooh you forgot one:
6) That spiffy dancing paper clip is absent from Access 2.

We waited forever to upgrade our Access 2 apps, and even then we didn't
upgrade to the newest version (2000 instead of XP).  It normally takes
at least a year until a service pack fixes the critical bugs introduced
with each new version.

And I concur with Gustav.  Our remaining 2.0 apps run just as well on
Windows XP (and they are immune from any 32-bit library upgrades that
tend to break office applications).


-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Francisco H
Tapia
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 1:40 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Changing to newest version of ACCESS?

Gustav Brock wrote On 8/17/2004 11:19 AM:

>Hi Catherine
>
>As long as you don't see a compelling reason to do so, the short answer

>is No.
>
>Even Access 2.0 (16 bit) runs nicely under Windows XP.
>  
>
Reason's to upgrade your copy of Access:

1) You like to donate to the help out the billionaire campaign
2) You're running Ms Access 95
3) You absolutely sleep better at night knowing all your software uses
Activation Keys.
4) That $400 is burning a hole in your pocket.
5) and the final reason to upgrade your copy of Access is:
   You dig the latest splash screen in the latest copy of Access.

I can think of more reasons NOT to upgrade

--
-Francisco

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