jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Fri Mar 28 13:06:16 CDT 2008
That certainly sounds like a plan. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris Fields Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 1:54 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Multiple versions Access on one machine - Was: VMfor different versions of Access Hi John, Yes, I will still need it. Before I dive into taking apart my current installation, I've come up with another idea. Let's see if this one makes sense. I have my licensed Win98 and Win98-second-edition-update discs. What if I build a VM for Win98 and do all its updates - some probably won't be available anymore, since MS stopped supporting it last June - then, install Access 97 on that VM? That way I have the thing I need to help my client - who sees absolutely no reason at this time to buy new software - and I don't have to take apart my current Office 2003 installation. Please send up a signal if this is a bad idea. Tina jwcolby wrote: > Tina, > > Yes, you have to install updates for the older programs as you install > the program itself. There are things installed later that can prevent > installing the updates in previous versions. > > Office is really a mess from an installation point of view. You place > each version in its own directory but files still "leak out" into the > system directory, and also into the registry. > > So yes, install 97 and ALL of its updates, then the next version, then > the next etc. All the available updates before moving on to the next version. > > Even when you do this, there were versions that insisted on an > "install" if another version was the last used. I don't really > remember them much any more since I am now doing all of my dev work in > 2003, even for older versions such as 2000 and XP (2002). > > You really might want to just install 97 and then 2003 and be done with it. > My experience is that 2003 is flawlessly backwards compatible with > 2000 and 2002. 97 as you know is a completely different beastie and > if you still need it... well you still need it. > > John W. Colby > Colby Consulting > www.ColbyConsulting.com > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina > Norris Fields > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 11:30 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Multiple versions Access on one machine - Was: > VM for different versions of Access > > Thank you Gustav, > > On my current main computer I am running Office 2003, with all the > updates except SP3, which I understand has caused difficulties for > others. Just so I fully understand the process I will need, and > whatever "gotchas" are likely to come along, please walk me through the process. > > First, I would un-install my current Access version - do I need to > un-install the entire Office Suite? > > Second, I would install Access 97 in its own folder, followed by any > other versions I wish, each in its own folder, until I get to my current version. > > How would I handle the several updates that had been downloaded and > installed, and which, presumably will have to be reinstalled? Do I > install Access 97, go get its updates, install the next version, go > get its updates > - and so on until the whole project is complete? > > Am I understanding the process correctly? > > Thanks for your help, > Tina > > > Gustav Brock wrote: > >> Hi Tina >> >> No problem. I have all Access versions from 2.0 to 2007 installed on >> WinXP >> > Pro. > >> Just install from oldest to newest and _always_ deselect any "upgrade" >> > options, and _always_ install to another folder than the default > "Microsoft Office". Replace this with "Microsoft Office 97" and so on. > >> /gustav >> >> >> >>>>> tinanfields at torchlake.com 27-03-2008 21:24 >>> >>>>> >>>>> >> .. Or, do I dare install Access 97 on my Windows XP Pro machine? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com