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System mdw Office 97
John Campbell 
     
3 years ago
This is a stretch, but does anyone have a machine that has office 97 installed.  If so, can you email me the System.mdw file?  Client has some old databases to convert.  Thanks
Alex Hedley  @Reply  
           
3 years ago
Alex Hedley  @Reply  
           
3 years ago
Alex Hedley  @Reply  
           
3 years ago
Does Microsoft offer old versions via their VMs?

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/virtual-machines/

Maybe a copy via an MSDN license?
John Campbell OP  @Reply  
     
3 years ago
Thanks.  The issue I am having is not being able to install Access 97 on a Windows 10 or Windows 11.  It installs, but the install is not creating the System.mdw file.  Access needs this as a raw basis file for security.  It cannot be created with newer versions of Access or any other kind of replication.
Alex Hedley  @Reply  
           
3 years ago
VirtualBox with an old version of XP/earlier?
Kevin Yip  @Reply  
     
3 years ago
You can import data from .mdb files with newer Access versions.
John Campbell OP  @Reply  
     
3 years ago
This database is Access 2.0.  Came out in 1993.   It must be converted to Access97 before moving to .accdb format.
Kevin Yip  @Reply  
     
3 years ago
Access 2007, which runs only on Windows 7 or XP, can also import from 2.0 mdb.
John Campbell OP  @Reply  
     
3 years ago
I ordered office97 via the web.  I will then be able to import into 97 database and then 2003, then 2007, etc.

I have 2003 and 2007 on a Windows 10 machine and it cannot import from 2.0 database.  I don't have access to a xp win 7 machine.
John Campbell OP  @Reply  
     
2 years ago
I got this resolved.  Got a XP box on facebook and was able to install office 97.  Then convert the 2.0 databases (1993) to Access 97 (1997).  Now can save to Access 2003 (2003) and finally to 365....

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