Doug Murphy
dw-murphy at cox.net
Fri Nov 2 16:55:18 CDT 2012
Multiple versions are a big problem if distributing an application created in an Access runtime. This is where Sagekey makes its money. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve Schapel Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 1:00 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Running Access 2003 and 2010 on same PC Jim Very few people would ever have more than one version of Word or Excel installed on the same machine. I never have. And with respect to Access, the same would apply in general - most people would only ever have one version installed. It's only us developers who are in the unusual circumstance of wanting to run multiple versions of Access. Regards Steve -----Original Message----- From: Jim Dettman Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 2:46 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] Running Access 2003 and 2010 on same PC Jack, Actually, I should have not said "there is no solution", because Sage found one with their install scripts. As part of that, they figured out a way to isolate Access installs so you do not get the installation/configuring messages when executing a runtime that is a different version. However outside of that, I've never seen anyone post a solid method for avoiding it other then using a virtual machine. By default, Office from 2003 on "self-repairs" whenever a copy of anything starts up. This seems to be nothing more then registering the current rev's components in the registry for use as the default. I've never really been able to figure out why it seems worse for Access more then other Office apps (takes a long time), but it does seem related to the features you use in each of the products. But I see the same behavior in all of them (Word, Excel, etc). So that's the part of "by design"; it's the way Microsoft intended this to work. I'd be all ears for a work a round as well, but since this problem has existed since 2003, I'm not expecting one. Jim. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jack drawbridge Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 08:48 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Running Access 2003 and 2010 on same PC Jim, You may very well be right. I just started with the 2010 stuff yesterday and I found it extremely frustrating. Also, it seems it doesn't happen to William. So if William has a solution, I think many of us (at least Steve and I) would like to see what he has. That's the issue with the stuff I have found on various forums including Microsoft Technet and Community-- some say it (Reinstall message and process) never happens to them; others say Virtual machines is the only answer; and some say it's by design. jack On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Jim Dettman <jimdettman at verizon.net> wrote: > Jack, > > There is no solution because that's the way it works by design. > > It's either put up with it or use Virtual Machines. > > Jim. > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jack and > Pat > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 11:09 PM > To: AccessD Group Discussion > Subject: [AccessD] Running Access 2003 and 2010 on same PC > > Hopefully someone here has resolved multi versions of Access on the > same machine. I'm trying to set up 2010 to run along with the trusty > 2003 on XP sp3. Whenever I move from one version to the other, I get > the Microsoft interruption and message that M$oft is reinstalling. It > seems a very frustrating issue that would have been solved > (officially) or a proper work > around found and used. > > I have searched a lot and have not found a definitive solution. I have seen > people who have gone to Virtual PC to separate their different > versions of Office and Access. > > Has anyone solved this? If you're running multiple versions of Acces > on same PC, do you really put up with the reinstalling/reconfig stuff? > > Feedback please......... > Jack > -- > 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 -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com