Deploy Access db on thin client PC's

[davea300]

Hello

Does anyone have experience with deploying an Access 2003/2007 database over a LAN using thin client PC's? My work are slowly replacing 'regular' PC's with thin client versions and a couple of the databases I administer are split, front end installed locally on the users C: drive and back end in a network location. I'm not sure how this will work on thin client PC's if I have no 'C:\' drive to work with? I believe the PC's will be set up using a roaming profile but I'm not experienced enough to know if this will work with an Access file?

Need some discussion on it.

 

[RainLover]

I have had this done to me with no input on my part.

Using a Client Front end on C:\ and a Back end on the server caused no problem

 

[DavidAtWork]

this is doable because it works in my organisation. Access 2003 database is split and the front-end is saved as a .MDE file.
A script has been written so when users click on their application icon, it pulls down a run-time version of Access and the front-end starts up.
I've written a startup module that performs some security checks and a login, finally it reconnects to the backend if the LAN user is recognised and passes security.
I presume that the run-time version will operate on this thin client PC

 

[davea300]

I have had this done to me with no input on my part.

Using a Client Front end on C:\ and a Back end on the server caused no problem

Hi

It's already split like this, it's the thin client part I'm struggling with.

 

[davea300]

this is doable because it works in my organisation. Access 2003 database is split and the front-end is saved as a .MDE file.
A script has been written so when users click on their application icon, it pulls down a run-time version of Access and the front-end starts up.
I've written a startup module that performs some security checks and a login, finally it reconnects to the backend if the LAN user is recognised and passes security.
I presume that the run-time version will operate on this thin client PC

Thanks

MDE and run time version is something I hadn't looked into yet to be honest. I'll do a bit of research on it. Thanks

 

[RainLover]

So far not one single error has been pointed out. So I suggest that you simply go with it.