I'm sure this is a stupid question but why would someone want to buy an 18 year old version of Access when newer versions will run a database of this version?
So true.
I can't speak personally on 2000 but I have very complex stuff on 2003 and runs with perfection on 2016.
What is also interesting is macros which for different reason I use a lot. In the later versions of Access they are more difficult to make and are missing many actions.
However, I can make them in 2003 send them to 2016 and even with actions not available in 2016 they not only run perfectly but also show the action type heading that is not available in 2016.
Perhaps if I searched around I might find the actions are in 2016 but hidden or whatever. Same as Control Panel is not listed in 2016 but you can get to it and put it on the taskbar.
Even if the desire for2000 is because of binding issues with Access to Word/Excel that is easily fixed with Office 365. In Australia it is only $13 per month and will run on 5 computers so then just run the 2000 stuff there. With Office 365 they don't charge for a change in version. I started with 2013 and then later it went to 2016 but not charge.
Seems to me that MS want as many people as possible on the same versions of Windows and same version of MS Office.
These days I won't make anything for anyone or small business unless they get Office 365 even if they have disks for 2003 etc.