Doug Steele
dbdoug at gmail.com
Fri Mar 28 22:39:56 CDT 2008
Google is our friend: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=21EABB90-958F-4B64-B5F1-73D0A413C8EF&displaylang=en Doug Steele On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 5:38 AM, Dan Waters <dwaters at usinternet.com> wrote: > William - could you post a link for this? > > Thanks! > Dan > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William Hindman > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 8:12 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] VM for different versions of Access > > ...Microsoft is offering a free WinXpSP2 install on a vhd ...you have to > renew every few months but it is no cost ...its intended for web > developers > running multiple versions of IE on one system but you don't have to do > anything other than download it ...I have two copies installed on my vpc, > one with IE6, and one with IE8 ...works a trick and a damn sight easier > than > > keeping multiple pcs running. > > William > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Steele" <dbdoug at gmail.com> > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:38 PM > Subject: Re: [AccessD] VM for different versions of Access > > > >I use VMWare, and I have an 8gb USB stick with a full Windows XP install > >and > > Office 2003. Works very well, as long as you've got at least 2gb RAM! > > You > > can also set up the VM to be copyable (with VMWare Workstation, anyway), > > copy it to another machine running VMWare Player, and run it there. > > > > I use VMs for keeping various development environments separate > > (specifically, different versions of Office) and it's great. > > > > It would be so cool to set up a VM on a client's computer so you could > > have > > total control over the environment that your database was running in. > The > > VMs are a bit large for shooting back & forth, though, and I haven't yet > > got > > up the nerve to ask any client to purchase an extra set of Windows > > installs > > for every computer running my database! > > > > Doug Steele > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Tina Norris Fields < > > tinanfields at torchlake.com> wrote: > > > >> 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 > >> -- > >> AccessD mailing list > >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >> > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >