Access Upgrade Options

[Gary D.]

I am currently using Office97 Professional on a Windows98 PC. I live
in the UK.

I have been using Access97 quite happily but have decided that perhaps
it's time to upgrade.
However, I only wish to upgrade Access97 and not any of the other
Office97 components.

I've had a search on the Microsoft web site but still cannot find the
information I need.

Perhaps somebody could answer these questions:-

Is it possible to upgrade only the Access component of Office97
without affecting other components?
What is the latest (available) version of Access that I can upgrade to
from Access97?

 

[Deb]

I have performed many upgrades of Microsoft Office.
Office XP and the latest & greatest Office 2003 allow you
to specify which programs to upgrade and which programs
to leave alone. Office 2003 has just been released here
in the US. If you will need to convert a number of
databases, you may want to upgrade only to XP. I remember
reading something about not being able to convert in the
big leap from 97 to 2003. You might want to research
that before deciding which version to try.

 

[Gary D.]

Thanks for the info.

Does that apply to just the software, i.e. Access itself?
The alternative is to wait until a future purchase of a new PC with XP
and then installing the latest Office offering; then (I hope) simply
open the old database mdb files and getting Access to perform the
internal data conversion, assuming it is possible to copy Win98-based
files over to XP?