Hi,

My wife just got a new Windows 7 laptop. We need Access 2003 on it.
She also wants Office 2007 installed in addition to Office 2003. When
I get a new PC, I will want Access 2003, and Office/Access 2010.

Do I first install the more recent version(s) then I install Access
and Office 2003 aftewords or does it not matter.

Thanks,

-paulw

The preferable option is to install them in order of their release. Make
sure you install then into completely different directories, and that all
service packs and updates are installed first.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.accessmvp.com
http://www.mvps.org/access
Co-author: "Access Solutions", published by Wiley


"PW" <emailaddyinsig (AT) ifIremember (DOT) com> wrote

On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:57:18 -0400, "Arvin Meyer" <arvinm (AT) invalid (DOT) org>
wrote:


Thanks Arvin. Will do.

On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:57:18 -0400, "Arvin Meyer" <arvinm (AT) invalid (DOT) org>
wrote:


But I remember being at a client last year and I need Office 2007 to
test some automation programs I wrote (not in Access) for Excel and
the only way the IT guy could get Office 2007 working was to uninstall
Office 2003, install 2007 then reinstall 2003 (and it worked).

That is why I am asking.

-paulw

On Oct 18, 12:04*pm, PW <emailaddyin... (AT) ifIremember (DOT) com> wrote:

I have 4 versions of Access on my machine and have had multiple
versions for many years. The method of installation that Arvin
describes it the way it should be done.

I'm not sure what caused the problem you have described, but I've
never experienced it.

On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:00:35 -0700 (PDT), Wayne
<cqdigital (AT) volcanomail (DOT) com> wrote:

Thanks Wayne!

On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 17:52:54 -0600, PW
<emailaddyinsig (AT) ifIremember (DOT) com> wrote:

It does not at all matter. See my blog posting for details but Arvin
covered most of the potential problems.

You *CAN* install Access versions in whatever order you want.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/archi...-you-want.aspx

Tony
--
Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP
Tony's Main MS Access pages - http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm
Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/
For a convenient utility to keep your users FEs and other files
updated see http://www.autofeupdater.com/

"Arvin Meyer" <arvinm (AT) invalid (DOT) org> wrote in
news:ub2dnQFqSbP7BibRnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d (AT) earthlink (DOT) com:

1. They don't need to be installed in version order.

2. From A2000 on, you don't need to install in separate directories,
as Office installs itself in subfolders of the main Microsoft Office
directory.

For installing service packs and updates, you should run Windows
Update, which for A2002 on, will take care of all of it for you. For
2000 and before, you need to apply the updates yourself.

--
David W. Fenton http://www.dfenton.com/
contact via website only http://www.dfenton.com/DFA/

Wayne <cqdigital (AT) volcanomail (DOT) com> wrote in
news:a303621d-5509-46fe-880a-851a069ae086 (AT) x7g2000prj (DOT) googlegroups.com
:

I have multiple versions of Office and Access installed on this PC
and they were definitely NOT installed in version order.

And all but one is installed in the same folder.

Both of those pieces of advice that Arvin gave are myths. Any
problems encountered are not caused by either of those things (i.e.,
installing out of version order or installing in the same folder).

--
David W. Fenton http://www.dfenton.com/
contact via website only http://www.dfenton.com/DFA/

Tony Toews <ttoews (AT) telusplanet (DOT) net> wrote in
news:fa1ob65pe4k39487mh7sl14htqrlh0jfe7 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com:

It's also the case that from Office 2000 on, you can use the same
base installation folder.

--
David W. Fenton http://www.dfenton.com/
contact via website only http://www.dfenton.com/DFA/