[AccessD] Questions on 32-bit 64-bit - Applications Developed with Access-2007

John R Bartow jbartow at winhaven.net
Wed Aug 28 17:49:51 CDT 2013


Just for one more voice on that issue: DON'T USE 64 BIT OFFICE!

;-)
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with Access-2007

To add to What Jim said, even Micrrosoft doesn't really recommend running
Office 64-bit unless you absolutely need to.  I run Office 32-bit on Win 8
64-bit without any problems.  If some of your machines are transitioning
from 32-bit to 64-bit, you're best off upgrading to 32-bit Office.


On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Brad Marks <BradM at blackforestltd.com>wrote:

> All,
>
> We are starting to discuss the replacement of a number of old PCs (XP).
> They will probably be replaced with new Dell PCs.
>
> We have a number of Access 2007 applications (32 bit).
>
> It is my understanding that Access 2007 applications (32 bit) will run 
> fine under Win-7 32-bit or Win-7 64 bit.
>
> It is my understanding that there are significant problems when trying 
> to run Access 2007 (32-bit) applications with Office 2013 (64 bit).  
> Is this true?
>
> Also, it is my understanding that if Office 2013 is installed on a
> Windows-7 64-bit PC, it will be installed as Office 2013 64-bit.
>
> On the other hand if Office 2013 is installed on a Windows-7 32-bit 
> PC, it will be installed as Office 2013 32-bit.
>
> Is this correct?
>
> Will an Access 2007 application run Okay with Office 2013 32-bit?
>
> Thanks,
> Brad
>
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