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Upgrading to Vista, prog for business written in Access 97

by cjh54 Oct 7, 2008 7:05AM PDT

What a mess. Need help. Bought new computer with Vista. Current computer is Win 98 and business program is written on Access 97. Need that program to work everyday.
Question is . . Will Access 97 work on Vista? When transferring data from 98 to Vista, will it be the same? If Access 97 will not work on Vista, what about cleaning off Vista and installing Win98 onto the new computer?

Any advice will greatly be appreciated,
Thanks

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Dead on arrival.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Oct 7, 2008 8:01AM PDT

Unless you have the source to the program and the time to move to a new version of access, run don't walk to get the OS that you know works.

As to the question, that's the first time I've read that. (kidding.) To install Windows 98 is done the same way we did 10 years ago. Just do that again.
Bob

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run dont walk
by cjh54 Oct 7, 2008 9:13AM PDT

Thanks Bob for a fast reply. So, I guess you are saying that removing Vista from the new computer and installing Win98 on it is really the best bet? But will this cause driver issues?

Thanks

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No more than before.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Oct 7, 2008 9:24AM PDT

Windows 98 drivers are just as hard to find as they were back then. Sorry but nothing has changed since 1995 on the driver issue and Windows.

Sorry but I may be missing something here. If you ran Windows 98 I give you credit for having installed such every year.

-> HERE'S ANOTHER IDEA. Since you have the full Windows 98 CD how about Microsoft's answer? (I think it stinks but why not?)

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/virtualpc/default.mspx

"Guest Operating System Minimum Memory Minimum Hard-Disk Space

Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition"

Bob

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virtual machine solved my problems, I recommend it as well
by wfairley Oct 7, 2008 12:15PM PDT

We still use Exchange 2000 server for email at work; Outlook Web Access on this server is not compatible with Vista, so I run a virtual machine utility, installed Windows XP Pro (which will also run Office 97, btw), and use IE7 in the virtual machine to check my email while away from the office. It can be slow depending on your hardware, so YMMV.

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- Woody Fairley

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