[AccessD] Changing to newest version of ACCESS?

Not much in Access just problems with conversion dialog box and security 
hot fixes
Mostly for Word Excel and Outlook.

Office 2003 SP1 download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9C51D3A6-7CB1-4F61-837E-5F938254FC47&displaylang=en

List of changes
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=842532

Jim Hewson wrote:

>What did the service pack fix?
>Does 2003 have any major problems?
>Some folks on this list mentioned that when developing in XP they use A2K file format because of the bloat problem.  Is there any such problem with 2003?
>
>Jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Charlotte
>Foust
>Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 3:03 PM
>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>Subject: RE: [AccessD] Changing to newest version of ACCESS?
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>
>Yeah, but 2003 got a service pack within months .... Does that suggest
>how badly it needed that SP?? <VBG> 
>
>Charlotte Foust
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brett Barabash [mailto:BBarabash at tappeconstruction.com] 
>Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 10:55 AM
>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:
>
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>>Hi Catherine
>>
>>As long as you don't see a compelling reason to do so, the short answer
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>>is No.
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>>Even Access 2.0 (16 bit) runs nicely under Windows XP.
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>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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