Microsoft Access

[Donna Albrecht]

I just purchased the Microsoft XP Standard Version. I did
not think that I would need to purchase Access because I
have been using ACT for several years. Today my ACT
database is having trouble with corrupted files and I am
considering going and purchasing Access database. I have
been looking on line but do not see that this is sold
seperatley. I need to do this soon because of the
unstable problems that I am having with ACT. Can I
purchase this program seperatley? Or, should I look for a
different database program?

Thank You for your help!

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You do realize, don't you, that Symantec's Act and Microsoft's
Access are completely different sorts of products, don't you? Act is
a contact manager, and Access is a tool for building relational
databases. It would take a great deal of learning and work on your
part to use MS Access to create a custom database application that
will function anywhere near as well as Act for contact management.

Bruce Chambers

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"Donna Albrecht" > wrote in message
...
> I just purchased the Microsoft XP Standard Version. I did
> not think that I would need to purchase Access because I
> have been using ACT for several years. Today my ACT
> database is having trouble with corrupted files and I am
> considering going and purchasing Access database. I have
> been looking on line but do not see that this is sold
> seperatley. I need to do this soon because of the
> unstable problems that I am having with ACT. Can I
> purchase this program seperatley? Or, should I look for a
> different database program?
>
> Thank You for your help!

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Donna;
Or you can buy Access separately or as part of Microsoft Office:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/access/howtobuy/default.asp

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"Donna Albrecht" > wrote in message
...
> I just purchased the Microsoft XP Standard Version. I did
> not think that I would need to purchase Access because I
> have been using ACT for several years. Today my ACT
> database is having trouble with corrupted files and I am
> considering going and purchasing Access database. I have
> been looking on line but do not see that this is sold
> seperatley. I need to do this soon because of the
> unstable problems that I am having with ACT. Can I
> purchase this program seperatley? Or, should I look for a
> different database program?
>
> Thank You for your help!