Access 97 over Windows XP

[Superstatman]

I have a client with a legacy application which runs on
Access 97. Is it possible/adviseable to install Access 97
on a Windows XP Professional computer. Are there any
specific things to look out for, any gotchas?

Thanks.

 

[Cheryl Fischer]

Office 97/Access 97 will run just fine on Windows XP.

One common "gotcha" that occurs is that occasionally, after installing
Office 97 on Windows XP or Windows 2000, a user may receive the following
message: "Microsoft Access can't start because there is no license for it
on this machine." This problem is due to a misbehaving font. The fix for
that problem, should it occur, is found at:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;141373

I would certainly want to test the app on a single XP box configured to
match the setup used in the client's environment, though.

 

[david epsom dot com dot au]

Office 97 installation is not 'signed'. This means that you
must be an administrator to install or re-install A97.
By default, Access re-registers itself when it starts,
if it has become un-registered. Access 97 becomes
unregistered when Access 2K+ starts, and visa-versa.
That means you must be an administrator to run Access 97
after using Access 2K+.

The solution is to find msaccess.srg and delete the
contents of the file.

(david)