Installing Access 2003 After Access 2007

[Larry]

After installing XP pro on a new drive I installed my Access 2007 (upgrade
version). I'm finding for some of my old DBs I'd rather run 2003. Can I
install my 2003 version without messing up my 2007 install?

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

If your Access 2007 was an upgrade version, then I don't believe you can
legally reinistall Access 2003. The reason upgrade versions are cheaper is
because you're not getting a new license.

That having been said, the two can coexist without issues. Be aware, though,
that even with Office 2007 SP1, it still takes an appreciable amount of time
to switch from one version to another.

 

[Brock Brayboy]

You can run both versions of Office on the same computer as long as you
don't install Outlook for both. So if you are using Outlook, just install
it with either 2003 or 2007. We have both versions running on our student
lab machines. Hope this helps

 

[Larry]

Great, Thanks - especially the Outlook tip!

 

[Larry]

Thanks, I appreciate that info. The more I've worked with it, I think I need
to convert everything to '07 and move my backends to an SQL server to get
around the lack of security.
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Regards
Larry

If your Access 2007 was an upgrade version, then I don't believe you can
legally reinistall Access 2003. The reason upgrade versions are cheaper is
because you're not getting a new license.

That having been said, the two can coexist without issues. Be aware, though,
that even with Office 2007 SP1, it still takes an appreciable amount of time
to switch from one version to another.

 

[DavidOsb]

The previous posts are correct. If you have already done the install(s) you
will notice the install/config every time you start another version. I
understand there are some registry hacks that will stop this and allow
uninhibited coexistence (every married man's deam), but I have yet to find
the hacks.

If anyone knows where I can find these hacks, I'd appreciate knowing.

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Don't think so. While SP1 reduced the amount of time you have to wait to
switch, I don't believe there's any way to eliminate the wait.