Uninstall AC '03 and reinstall AC '07

[David A.]

Upgraded to Office '07 and now I find my two DBs done in AC '03 have lost a
lot of capabilities. This suggests I'd have to do a lot of rebuilding of
forms, switchboards, macros, etc., even tho' I've converted the DBs to '07
format.

Question: Can I just uninstall the Access part of Office '07 and then
reinstall AC '03? I'd really be happier to stay with a version of my DBs that
works.

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

What sort of capabilities did you lose? I'm unaware of functionality having
been lost in Access 2007.

Realistically, you don't even need to uninstall Access 2007: you can have
multiple versions of Access on a single machine.

 

[David A.]

I wasn't suggesting the app itself had less capability than the '03 version.
Rather, it's just that a number of important forms (not taking input, buttons
not working)and reports (not even opening) no longer function in the '07
version. This means I'd have to put in a lot of time just to rework them all
in design view until I got 'em working again.

So, I'm relieved to learn that I can just get back to my '03 version of AC
with no big effort. Thanks.

 

[John Spencer]

ONLY A GUESS:

Perhaps you have not designated a TRUSTED LOCATION and put your
converted databases into that location.

If the databases are not in a designated Trusted Location, your VBA code
will not run.

'====================================================
John Spencer
Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2009
The Hilltop Institute
University of Maryland Baltimore County
'====================================================

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

I wasn't suggesting the app itself had less capability than the '03 version.
Rather, it's just that a number of important forms (not taking input, buttons
not working)and reports (not even opening) no longer function in the '07
version. This means I'd have to put in a lot of time just to rework them all
in design view until I got 'em working again.

However you shouldn't need to do anything to get stuff that worked in
A2003 working in A2007.

John may have the answer for you.

Tony