97 under Win7

[Rich]

Why doesn't it work?

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Rich, I'm going to hazard a guess here and emphasize it as a guess.

When I was teaching security for the U.S. Dept. of Defense, they called out some of the Access-specific APIs as being really shot with holes. The Ac97 package "fell off" the supported list but had already fallen off the Dept. of Defense "permitted" list sooner than that. It took a re-write of several of the APIs to meet security requirements. I'm guessing that Win7 plugged one of the holes that the new APIs avoid but AC97 doesn't. The result is probably the termination of that Ac97 API's ability to operate correctly or at all. The SAMS Institute had Ac97 as one of the top 20 security threats to any Windows-based system because of the APIs. I don't have my notes handy or I would be able to tell you the specific culprits, but that might not matter anyway.

 

[Rich]

I have to say that I'm not impressed with win7 so far

 

[chergh]

Is the issue that it won't install or won't work after installation? If it is the latter right click on the desktop icon and select properties and then under the compatibility tab try using one of the compatibility modes.

 

[Rich]

There isn't a compatibility option and Microsoft doesn't support 97 anymore

 

[chergh]

There should be have a look at http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/316-compatibility-mode.html

 

[Rich]

Thanks, I found the option but it now says there's a missing MDW file and from what I gather I'd be better off getting a new version of Access and just importing the data. Another 5 bloody years of overtime

 

[Friday]

That's the way Microsoft wants it. More money in their pocket. That's all they care about.

 

[Galaxiom]

That's the way Microsoft wants it. More money in their pocket. That's all they care about.

Rubbish. It just doesn't make any sense to keep supporting such an outdated product as Access 97. Do you think Windows 9x should still be supported too? Oh yes and those applications from Windows 3.1 that don't work anymore.

If Microsoft put their energy into maintaining total backwards compatability with every application ever written the operating system would be more expensive, slow and unstable. All for the sake of a few users who can't be bothered upgrading.

Anyone still using Access 97 would be better off with a newer version. Many features had been introduced even by Access 2003 that allow a few lines of code to achieve what took several pages in earlier versions.

If you can only program in Access 97 then your skills are very stagnant.

 

[Rich]

Perhaps you might switch on brain before engaging mouth. The guy's not a programmer and doesn't want to spend endless months in getting the bloody programme to work, I don't want or need the so called improved features and bugs

 

[Thales750]

Perhaps you might switch on brain before engaging mouth. The guy's not a programmer and doesn't want to spend endless months in getting the bloody programme to work, I don't want or need the so called improved features and bugs

Well then don't upgrade. Continue using your old stuff, and stop whining

 

[Rich]

Well then don't upgrade. Continue using your old stuff, and stop whining

I've just bought a new video editing suite, guess what, it doesn't bloody work

 

[Thales750]

I've just bought a new video editing suite, guess what, it doesn't bloody work

Now that is to bad.
Would someone warm up his bottle please?

 

[Minkey]

I've just bought a new video editing suite, guess what, it doesn't bloody work

Bit of a hijack - what the problem? I've recently built an XP, Vista and Windows 7 boxes with Premier Pro 2, CS3 and CS4 in various combinations over the last 4 years. Presuming your using Windows +Adobe suite of course.

 

[Rich]

Bit of a hijack - what the problem? I've recently built an XP, Vista and Windows 7 boxes with Premier Pro 2, CS3 and CS4 in various combinations over the last 4 years. Presuming your using Windows +Adobe suite of course.

I was using Premiere Elements but the upgrade was just £10 less than the full version which I consider an insult so I switched to Corel Video Studio. Now if I can just get it to work