Does Microsoft still support Access 2000?

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Stacey Baker

A company that I'm working for is considering developing an application in
Access 2000. I haven't been able to find anything in the Knowledge Base
about whether this application is still supported or not. I assume that
patches are no longer being developed as there have been a couple of newer
releases. Can anyone point me to a white paper or Microsoft article that can
be used to show that it is supported/not supported?

Thanks in advance!
 
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Dirk Goldgar

Stacey Baker said:
A company that I'm working for is considering developing an
application in Access 2000. I haven't been able to find anything in
the Knowledge Base about whether this application is still supported
or not. I assume that patches are no longer being developed as there
have been a couple of newer releases. Can anyone point me to a white
paper or Microsoft article that can be used to show that it is
supported/not supported?

Thanks in advance!
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Based on information from this web page:

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeoffice
Office Family Product Support Lifecycle FAQ

I believe that "mainstream support" has ended, but "extended support"
will continue until June 30, 2009.

On this page:

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy
Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy FAQ

I find these definitions:

<quote>
* Mainstream support includes all the support options and programs
that customers receive today, such as no-charge incident support, paid
incident support, support that is charged on an hourly basis, support
for warranty claims, and hotfix support. After mainstream support ends,
extended support will be offered for Business and Development software.

** Extended support includes all paid support options and
security-related hotfix support that is provided at no charge. Hotfix
support that is not security-related requires a separate extended hotfix
support contract to be purchased within 90 days after mainstream support
ends. Microsoft will not accept requests for warranty support, design
changes, or new features during the extended support phase.
</quote>
 
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Larry Linson

Jeff Conrad said:
Extended support still available I believe:

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeofficefam

Make sure you apply all service packs and updates using
Office Update.
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The original poster should carefully examine what Extended Support is... it
is not "full support". I certainly agree that no one should use Access 2000
without every available SP and patch. In fact, my recommendation would be to
use a version that is still officially "in support" and would still
recommend using all SP and patches with _that_.

If the application is of any significant magnitude, the labor cost of
specifying, designing, developing, and testing it will so far overshadow the
cost of the software used to create it that using the current version ought
not be a problem.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP
 
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Jeff Conrad

in message:
The original poster should carefully examine what Extended Support is... it
is not "full support". I certainly agree that no one should use Access 2000
without every available SP and patch. In fact, my recommendation would be to
use a version that is still officially "in support" and would still
recommend using all SP and patches with _that_.

If the application is of any significant magnitude, the labor cost of
specifying, designing, developing, and testing it will so far overshadow the
cost of the software used to create it that using the current version ought
not be a problem.
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Excellent points Larry, which I hope Stacey takes into consideration.
 
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Arvin Meyer

In addition to direct Microsoft support, which has a time to live, many of
the MVPs here have been working with the product long enough, and still
support it on the newsgroups. That goes for all versions of Access, not just
Access 2000.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
Microsoft Access
Free Access Downloads
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access
 
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aaron.kempf

the real question-- is Microsoft supporting Access 2003?

I have a list of 20 bugs and these dorks won't fix them.

-Aaron
 
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aaron.kempf

lol yeah.. no i mean-- websites were people actually HELP ME

for Excel, i can go to j-walk and get all these add-ins.. for SQL; i
can go to a dozen different sites.

AccessVBA has a TON of MDB garbage..

i just haven't ever seen a website that is all about ADP.. I've never
met anyone with 1/'3 of the passion that I have for ADP.

i mean-- it's the best IDE in the world for developing stored procs.

RIGHT?
 
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Arvin Meyer

i mean-- it's the best IDE in the world for developing stored procs.

RIGHT?
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I like it. But then I only use SQL-Server for less than 10% of my projects.
You'd find many that disagreed with you, but most of those have never taken
the time to really understand what a powerful tool an Access .adp really is.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
Microsoft Access
Free Access Downloads
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access
 
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aaron.kempf

yeah i just refuse to use MDB anymore. i mean.. i hate MDB now.. so
tired of waiting 30 seconds for the app to open and 3 minutes for the
reports to run lol

im pretty strong with SQL Server tho.. i mean-- with free MSDE i just
can't bother using MDB anywhere realistically.

i just wish that ADP were a lot more powerful.. i mean-- it's not a
matter of time or difficulty-- it's that Microsoft has handicapped this
solution by allowing it to be so buggy

and i wish that MS would just wake up-- iron out the bugs in ADP before
shipping it 5 years ago.. and maybe it would be successful now.

as it is-- it just seems like people glance at it and run away since
it's so buggy still. i just dont see 2002 and 2003-- 2003 basically
broke my heart; since it's like SLOWER than 2002 and there really
aren't any features that i can't live without..

i swear-- it's the best IDE in the world... especially for reporting on
SQL Server.. runs circles around Crystal.. i just think that Microsoft
is on crack for thinking that Reporting Services and Access Reports
should be enemies.

Reporting Services isn't fast enough for real world use.. And meanwhile
MS decided to work on Access 12 instead of making anything useful in
2003.

i just swear-- this is an all-out-war.. us vs the beancounters.. and
since MS is run my Excel dorks-- i dont see that they're making the
right decisions.

I think that they should spin off Access into a seperate company... or
at least start taking it seriously.
 
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