Access 2000 w/windows XP

[John Schroeder]

I am running Windows XP with access 2000 and I am running in to a problem.
When I do a merge from Access into word it takes about 10 minutes to do a
merge. The database resides on a windows 2000 server. When I copy the
database locally it takes less then a minute to merge. However when I am
running it on a Windows 98 machine it takes under 2 minutes to do the merge.
Can anyone offer any suggestion as how to speed up the merge on the windows
XP machine, or at least offer a reason why it takes so much longer?
Thanks

[david epsom dot com dot au]

It has been suggested that WinXP Home edition is not
configured for network intensive operations. Access/JET
is network intensive. Are you using Home Edition?

(david)

"John Schroeder" > wrote in message
...
> I am running Windows XP with access 2000 and I am running in to a problem.
> When I do a merge from Access into word it takes about 10 minutes to do a
> merge. The database resides on a windows 2000 server. When I copy the
> database locally it takes less then a minute to merge. However when I am
> running it on a Windows 98 machine it takes under 2 minutes to do the
merge.
> Can anyone offer any suggestion as how to speed up the merge on the
windows
> XP machine, or at least offer a reason why it takes so much longer?
> Thanks
>
>

[Ken Blake]

In , david epsom dot com dot
au wrote:

> It has been suggested that WinXP Home edition is not
> configured for network intensive operations. Access/JET
> is network intensive. Are you using Home Edition?


Well, it may have been suggested, but it's not true. XP Home is
fine for network-intensive operations, as long as you stick to
peer-to-peer networks. The only major disadvantage of Home vs
Professional regarding networks is that Home can't join a domain.

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Ken Blake
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