Problem: Access 97 and Office 2000 on Win2000 Pro

[Ken MacLeod]

I have a full version on Office 2000 and a upgrade version of Access 97
(stand alone program used with full Office Versions). I have installed
Office 2000 on my new pc (Windows 2000 Professional). I have tried to
install the Access 97 program but am prohibited because the setup wizard
states that there is no eligible program found on the PC.
This same configuration has worked on my older PC, Windows ME.
Can anyone help?

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

I have a full version on Office 2000 and a upgrade version of Access
97 (stand alone program used with full Office Versions). I have
installed Office 2000 on my new pc (Windows 2000 Professional). I
have tried to install the Access 97 program but am prohibited because
the setup wizard states that there is no eligible program found on
the PC.

Your older PC evidently had an eligible program on it to upgrade from. Your
new one doesn't. Do you have disks with eligible programs?

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[Ken MacLeod]

Thanks Mike for your quick response,
Access 97 worked fine on my old computer. The operating system on the old
computer is Windows ME. and Office 2000. My new computer's operating system
is Windows 2000 professional. I installed Office 2000 on the new computer
with no problems. Was unable to install Access 97 on the new system. The
only difference between the two computers is the operating system. It
appears that Access 97 will not operate with Windows 2000 operating system
and yes I do have the discs for Windows ME, Office 2000 and Access 97. Hope
this will clarify my problem. Thanks again.
Ken

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

Thanks Mike for your quick response,
Access 97 worked fine on my old computer.

Because you must have upgraded from something else to install it. That's
what you need with an Upgrade edition.

The operating system on the

old computer is Windows ME. and Office 2000. My new computer's
operating system is Windows 2000 professional. I installed Office
2000 on the new computer with no problems. Was unable to install
Access 97 on the new system. The only difference between the two
computers is the operating system. It appears that Access 97 will not
operate with Windows 2000 operating system

Access 97 works fine with Windows 2000.

and yes I do have the

discs for Windows ME, Office 2000 and Access 97.

It's the disk for the eligible program required for upgrade that you need.
That will be something older than Access 97 e.g. Access 95, and not the
operating system.