Note: this was derived from the microsoft.public.access.setupconfig newsgroup, thread Access 97 & XP on same computer, dated January 1st, 2002.
Hi. My job still uses Office 97. I am considering installing Office XP at home. How hard is it to setup so that both versions are still functional. I'm most interested in Access. Thanks, Rob Post a follow-up to this message
Message 2 in thread From: Dirk Goldgar (dg@NOdataSPAMgnostics.com) Subject: Re: Access 97 & XP on same computer Newsgroups: microsoft.public.access.setupconfig View this article only Date: 2002-01-01 17:14:25 PST I haven't done this myself, and some people have reported problems doing it, but it's supposed to be possible with little trouble if you do it right. This Microsoft KnowledgeBase article describes it: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q290576 -- Dirk Goldgar, MS Access MVP www.datagnostics.com (to reply via e-mail, remove NOSPAM from address) "Robert Solomon" [rob2@drrob1.com] wrote in message news:MPG.169c10196db626f1989689@msnews.microsoft.com... \ Hi. My job still uses Office 97. I am considering installing Office XP \ at home. How hard is it to setup so that both versions are still \ functional. I'm most interested in Access. \ \ Thanks, \ Rob Post a follow-up to this message
Message 3 in thread From: Michael Noto (michno@online.microsoft.com) Subject: RE: Access 97 & XP on same computer Newsgroups: microsoft.public.access.setupconfig View this article only Date: 2002-01-01 18:13:55 PST Hi Rob, My name is Michael Noto. Thank you for using the Microsoft Access Newsgroups. Access 97 and Access XP are installed by default into different directories. So if you install Access 97 first then Access XP they both should be fine. It is a good idea to rename the file hatten.ttf to hatten.old to avoid the "no license" message. If Access XP is installed first, rename hatten.ttf and msaccess exe and install Access 97 to the default directory. Related articles: Q241141 - ACC2000: How to Install Access 97 & Access 2000 on Same Computer http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q241/1/41.asp Q141373 - ACC: "There Is No License" Error Starting Microsoft Access http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q141/3/73.asp I hope this helps! If you have additional questions on this topic, please reply to this posting. This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no rights. Need quick answers to questions like these? The Microsoft Knowledge Base provides a wealth of information that you can use to troubleshoot a problem or answer a question! It's located at http://support.microsoft.com/support/c.asp Regards, Michael Noto Microsoft Support Post a follow-up to this message
Message 4 in thread From: Rafael (rafaelyu@hotmail.com) Subject: RE: Access 97 & XP on same computer Newsgroups: microsoft.public.access.setupconfig View this article only Date: 2002-01-01 19:14:49 PST Hi Rob, I've tried it and ran into problems. (See below) . Anyway, learn from my mistakes and pls tell me how yours worked out. Hi Michael, I tried doing as you said, that is installing Access 97 first then Access XP, the only difference being I didn't have the luxury of a fresh install. I had Access XP installed first before I tried installing Access 97 and ran into the "No License" Error. So I uninstalled both Office 97 and Office XP, even deleting the files and folders per Q163997 to make it as clean as possible. I then installed Office 97 first, but Access 97 still wouldn't run (Excel 97, etc. ran perfectly). Here's my sequence of actions: OS : Windows 2000 1. Installed Access XP (full install) 2. Installed Access 97 (without renaming hatten.ttf) 3. Got "No License" Error 4. renamed hatten.ttf and msaccess.exe, then reinstalled Access97 - no luck. 5. uninstalled both Office 97 and Office XP, also deleted install folders per Q163997. 6. installed Access 97 - still got the "No License " error. 7. installed Office XP - Access XP runs fine. So, I'm back to square one - Access XP with no Access 97. I will greatly appreciate any help on this matter. Thank you, Rafael