[AccessD] Antique Access on Vista

Gustav Brock Gustav at cactus.dk
Fri Feb 13 05:19:31 CST 2009


Hi all

We are still maintaining two Access 2.0 database and a client wished to exchange an old workstation with a new with Vista. Recalling the trouble reported by Drew and others who gave up installing Access 97 on Vista 32, we were prepared for all kind of troubles.

But that is not so. Ini files have to be moved to the folder of the application database, and SendKeys is not honoured but that's it. This old software runs as hell on today's standard workstations, and once again you realize that the original Access team did an excellent piece of work.

Vista 64 can't run 16 bit applications so I guess a virtual machine will have to be installed for the purpose.

/gustav 





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