[AccessD] VM for different versions of Access

Tina

...I use a usb stick as the vhd location but afaik the virtual machine has 
to be on the system itself ...since I can run the vpc install from the same 
usb stick that the vhd resides on, it makes it very portable to move from 
client to client.

...as for Access97, have you considered replacing it on the client systems 
with an A2k3 runtime? With proper design, a runtime is a lot more stable, 
subject to less user caused crashes, and can easily provide everything they 
need short of code development itself ...and as you know, the A2k3 platform 
itself has numerousadvantages over A97. ...plus it doesn't cost your client 
anything to upgrade that way.

William
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tina Norris Fields" <tinanfields at torchlake.com>
To: <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>; <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 11:54 AM
Subject: [AccessD] VM for different versions of Access


> Hi All,
>
> Double-posting, since this is a technical virtual machine question but
> involves Access.
>
> The database I wrote about that got corrupted has been mostly repaired.
> That is to say the tables are intact, all the data are there, and the
> table relationships are good.  However, there are bits and pieces that
> definitely are out of whack.  I am going to remodel the database, to use
> only the features the client actually uses and wants, to restore the
> switchboard interface the client likes, and then split the sucker into a
> proper BE and FE.  Client agrees.  Here is the puzzle: client uses
> Access97.  My machine is WinXP Pro with Office 2003.
>
> I would like to install a virtual machine and run Office 97 in that
> machine (yes, I still have a licensed copy on the shelf -
> unbelievable!).  I would like that machine to reside on my USB external
> drive.  Is this do-able?  What are the gotchas I need to watch out for?
>
> I have Microsoft's VirtualPC installed as well as VMWare's Server.  The
> MS VirtualPC seems the better candidate for making a virtual machine to
> run another version of Office.
>
> Suggestions?  Ideas?  Watch-out fors?
>
> Thanks,
> Tina
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