[AccessD] Installing Different Version of Access

IME installing a sooner version over a later version is prone to disaster. I
have tried this and failed to succeed several times. Something invariably
breaks -- could be DLL references, could be other references, could be code
not supported earlier.

The only way I have been able to make this scenario work is to uninstall
everything and then re-install version by version. There may be some smarter
way but this works. It takes half a weekend that you might have been
spending with your spouse, but it works. Less fun, to be sure, but it works.

Rocky, check out Himachi. (Google, then download.) It has enabled me to
connect to boxes all over the world (to which I have access, of course). I
think that Himachi is some way cool technology (VVPN, as it were).
A.

On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software <
rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:

> I agree.  I'll be casting about for a solution.  Unfortunately they're in
> North Dakota which is way too far from the beach for a casual drop in.
>
>
> Rocky Smolin
> Beach Access Software
> 858-259-4334
> www.e-z-mrp.com
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>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve Schapel
> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 3:53 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>  Subject: Re: [AccessD] Installing Different Version of Access
>
> Rocky,
>
> You have received some good answers to the technical question.
>
> However, I would think twice about this.  Whereas it is common for
> developers to need multiple versions of Access, in the client production
> scenario this is seldom necessary or desirable.  Your customer has a
> problem.  The problem needs to be solved.  Messing around with multiple
> installations is not a good solution, IMHO.
>
> Regards
> Steve
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 7:53 AM
> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'"
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Installing Different Version of Access
>
> > That's what I would do but it's probably not an option for this client.
> > They're getting blocked opening the back end on their server.  2003
> > works OK on other machines.  2007 no.  I had him try to open the BE
> > directly on his machine in O2007 and got some kind of lock error
> > message from O2007.  So I asked him if loading O2003 on his machine
> > was an option.  He thinks so, but would like to avoid uninstalling and
> > reinstalling O2007.
>
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