Question about Access 2002 runtime licensing.

[Chelsea]

I have a question about Access XP. My manager has XP
Office Professional installed on her computer. The
company is only limited this software package to the
managers because purchasing more licenses is not within
their budget. The manager wants to use Access runtime and
install it on four other computers for the staff to use.
I understand that the Office Developers Edition has this
program. Is there a way that this Runtime version can be
used without purchasing another license? Microsoft does
have an alternative version of Access 2000 runtime
available on the website. The file name is ART2KMIN.EXE.
I would simply save the Access files in 2000 format to
use this. Will this still be a licensing issue?

Thanks
Chelsea

 

[Cheryl Fischer]

The manager wants to use Access runtime and

install it on four other computers for the staff to use.
I understand that the Office Developers Edition has this
program. Is there a way that this Runtime version can be
used without purchasing another license?

In order to package and deploy Access databases for use by others who do not
have a full copy of Access, your manager would need to own Office XP
Developer. This would enable her to distribute databases and all of the
supporting files needed to open and run them, but not make design changes or
create new databases. You indicate that she already has a copy of Office XP
Professional; however, the "developer tools" are not available for separate
purchase.

Microsoft does
have an alternative version of Access 2000 runtime
available on the website. The file name is ART2KMIN.EXE.
I would simply save the Access files in 2000 format to
use this.

If you already have a licensed copy of Microsoft Office 2000 Developer, you
can download Access 2000 Run-Time Minimum (Art2kmin.exe). Here is a link
with more info about Art2KMin.exe:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;243957

hth,