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FiliCZ
FiliCZ

Reputation: 1

Can I have two versions of Microsoft Access (2007 and 2013) installed at once so I can still open .adp files?

We have Access 2007 at work and we're updating to 2013 which doesn't support .adp files anymore. My superiors doesn't want to convert the .adp files to something different. They want to have both 2007 and 2013 versions installed at once so they can open the .adp files in the 2007 version and anything else in the 2013 version.

Both versions are already kind of installed but when I open one of the files in the version I want (either by right clicking and choosing a program or making a shortcut and specifying the program in the "target" field) it opens the installation window and installs the version. Then I can open files in this version all I want but when I try the other version it installs again. Then the first version is uninstalled again so they keep overwriting themselves. So I can still have just one version installed at once.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1040

Answers (1)

Gustav
Gustav

Reputation: 55921

Yes, the two versions will be fighting continuously.

Your solution could be to install the Microsoft Access 2010 Runtime to run the ADP application:

Microsoft Access Version Features and Differences Comparison Matrix

Upvotes: 0

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