Can you install to versions of access: 97 and 2003

[Patentinv]

Hello,
Is it possible to install two versions of MS Access on the same O.S. I already have Access97 installed. Now I want to install access 2003 without it up removing my previous access 97. If it removes/upgardes access 97 to access 2003 I will not be able to open my access 97 database.
Is this possible? and if so how?

Thanks--any help will be much appreciated.

 

[alvechurchdata]

If it removes/upgardes access 97 to access 2003 I will not be able to open my access 97 database.

Is there something special in your Access 97 database to prevent Access 2003 opening it?

Personally I'd avoid running multiple copies of Access if at all possible. I know that it can be done and I know how to do it but it's a perpetual worry.

If you have two versions of Access on the same PC then every time that you get a weird bug in either version you have to think "Is this because there's another version of Access loaded? You'll save yourself a lot of debugging time if you get another PC.

Geoff Franklin

http://www.alvechurchdata.co.uk

 

[ZmrAbdulla]

http://www.mvps.org/access/bugs/bugs0040.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;EN-US;241141

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