Access 97 and 2K on same drive

[lcline]

As I was told at one time, the only dumb question is the one not asked!

I tried several time to load both Access 97 and Access 2000 on the same drive. Each time 2000 takes over.

Is this the nature of the beast or is it just me.

The reason is I have clients who use 97 and some who use 2K

Thanks,
Lee

 

[wh00t]

search the Microsoft K'base, it's covered in there

 

[rpadams]

Load 97 first

The Knowledge Base has a number of suggestions, but the one that finally worked for me was to clear both from the computer and then load 97 first as a standard install. Then load the 2K but as a "Custom" install in a directory NOT "Office" (I made one up as Office2K). They co-exist well. The only problem is that the last one you open becomes the default the next time a file loads. I keep track of this by always loading the database through a shortcut that has the version (and directory) in the path. My computer is running XP Pro.

 

[lcline]

Thanks

Thanks for the quick reply. I will give this a shot this weekend!