Anyone found a way for Access 97 & 2K happily co-exist on the same machine and be able to select
which app to use?



Kev Romine

kevin@k...

Sort of! I'm not a total expert, but what I've found is that to have them both co-exist, you 

need to be sure that the databases for each are stored in separate folders (preferrably a few 

levels apart!). Also, don't mess with shortcut icons on your desktop. The best way to open any 

of the databases will be to click on the program icon from your MS Office shortcut bar.



+Tammy



> Anyone found a way for Access 97 & 2K happily co-exist on the same 

machine and be able to select which app to use?

> 

> Kev Romine

> kevin@k...

> 

> 

Tammy,



1. Install both in separate folders.  My Office97/Access97 is installed

in c:\program files\Office97, my Office2K/Access2k is in c:\program

files\Office2k, and my OfficeXP/AccessXP is installed in c:\program

files\OfficeXP



2. Whichever Access program you want as the default program, install it

last.  So if Office97/Access97 is your default program and you want it

to open any Access db by default, install it LAST.



3. If you want to keep your shortcuts that are created in the Program

Menu when you install the program then:

	a.  Win98 - Go to Start>Settings>Taskbar & Start Menu...>Start

Menu Programs Tab>Advanced>Programs.  Create a new folder within the

Programs Folder. If Office97/Access97 was the first program you

installed, you might want to call it Office97.  If it was

Office/Access2K, you might want to call it Office2K.  Drag-n-drop all

the appropriate Office shortcuts from the Programs folder into the

Office97 or Office2K folder; whichever you created.

	a.  Win2K - Go to Start>Settings>Taskbar & Start Menu...>Start

Menu Programs Tab>Advanced>Advanced>Programs.  Again, create a new

folder within the Programs Folder. If Office97/Access97 was the first

program you installed, you might want to call it Office97.  Drag-n-drop

all the appropriate Office shortcuts from the Programs folder into the

Office97 or Office2K folder; whichever you created.



After you have done all the above, if your db is automatically opened in

Access97, but you want it to open in Access2K, just select the Access2K

link in the programs menu, then the db to open.



I hope this was clear, if not let me know.



John Ruff - The Eternal Optimist :-)







-----Original Message-----

From: Tammy Tappan [mailto:GRTappan@e...] 

Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 9:56 PM

To: Access

Subject: [access] Re: Access 97 & 2000 coexistance





Sort of! I'm not a total expert, but what I've found is that to have

them both co-exist, you 

need to be sure that the databases for each are stored in separate

folders (preferrably a few 

levels apart!). Also, don't mess with shortcut icons on your desktop.

The best way to open any 

of the databases will be to click on the program icon from your MS

Office shortcut bar.



+Tammy



> Anyone found a way for Access 97 & 2K happily co-exist on the same

machine and be able to select which app to use?

> 

> Kev Romine

> kevin@k...

> 

> 



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They need to be installed in different directories...you can customize that

during installation.  And, shortcuts can be made to actually use the correct

exe file needed to open a particular database...with a particular version of

access.  If you need to know how to do that, let me know...I've got an email

saved around here somewhere that answers that question...came from this

board, actually  :)



Darin



----- Original Message -----

From: "Ezines" <EZines@k...>

To: "Access" <access@p...>

Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 2:49 PM

Subject: [access] Access 97 & 2000 coexistance





> Anyone found a way for Access 97 & 2K happily co-exist on the same machine

and be able to select which app to use?

>

> Kev Romine

> kevin@k...

>

>

>




>

HI all,



I have worked with the coexistance of access 97 and 2000 for about 6 months

now.  not only does it require seperate directories not it works better  if

you do not include bindings during the install.  I got a third party

appication the autoselects witch version I use .  that made it much better.

double click file name and go.

I got it from www.aylott.com  it works well.



Thank You,

Kyle Gaynor

213-4059







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