Access 97 & Office XP

[TexExpat]

I want to install Microsoft Office XP on my Citrix servers, but I need to maintain Access 97 on them as well. According to Microsoft KB 290576, multiple versions of Office can be run on the same machine; the earlier version must be installed first.

I installed Access 97, then changed the name of the shortcut so that it would not be overwritten by Office XP. When I install Office XP, however, it removes Access 97 during installation. I have tried installing Office XP both without Access XP and with Access XP. Either way, it removes Access 97.

What can I do do get Office XP installation to leave Access 97 intact?

Thank you very much for your help.

 

[JeffHicks]

I have done this with Office 2000 and Access 97. What I did was installed Office 2000 without Access 2000. Then I installed just Access 97 (but do not try to do this from an Office 97 CD. It needs to be just an Access 97 CD). This may go against Microsoft's "best practices" but it has worked for me with absolutely no issues for over a year.

 

[TexExpat]

Thank you! That worked well.

My apologies for such an inexcusably belated response.