I run Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 (including Access 2007). I have one application built with Access 97 and I also run it in Vista. It took some effort but I got it to run and it runs well. <br/><br/>It has always been too complicated for us to bother rewriting it in later versions of Access. Of course the data converts easily but the interface is a non-starter.<br/><br/>Will I be able to run Access 97 in Win 7, 64 bit?© 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:03:48 Zfe567817-1e1c-4d2f-8c9e-928d575376achttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/fe567817-1e1c-4d2f-8c9e-928d575376ac#fe567817-1e1c-4d2f-8c9e-928d575376achttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/fe567817-1e1c-4d2f-8c9e-928d575376ac#fe567817-1e1c-4d2f-8c9e-928d575376acGary Regerhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Gary%20RegerI run Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 (including Access 2007). I have one application built with Access 97 and I also run it in Vista. It took some effort but I got it to run and it runs well. <br/><br/>It has always been too complicated for us to bother rewriting it in later versions of Access. Of course the data converts easily but the interface is a non-starter.<br/><br/>Will I be able to run Access 97 in Win 7, 64 bit?Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:04:48 Z2009-07-03T23:04:48Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/fe567817-1e1c-4d2f-8c9e-928d575376ac#a42688c5-5299-43e6-a349-312435c56250http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/fe567817-1e1c-4d2f-8c9e-928d575376ac#a42688c5-5299-43e6-a349-312435c56250Ananda Ganeshhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Ananda%20Ganesh<p>Yes it would mostly work. However run it under SUA and check.</p><hr class="sig">C# Fan!Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:24:14 Z2009-07-04T09:24:14Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/fe567817-1e1c-4d2f-8c9e-928d575376ac#41babee8-550f-4ca9-b588-a2d87571118ahttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/fe567817-1e1c-4d2f-8c9e-928d575376ac#41babee8-550f-4ca9-b588-a2d87571118aAlex Thttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Alex%20TIf anything you could always use XP Mode within Win7 and install Access 97 on there and do what you need.  If the system meets the requirements for XP Mode.<br/> <br/> Regards,<hr class="sig">~Alex T.~<br/> ~Windows Desktop Experience MVP~Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:43:39 Z2009-07-04T13:43:39Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/fe567817-1e1c-4d2f-8c9e-928d575376ac#b22f687c-6910-4fb5-9224-688e641f9323http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/fe567817-1e1c-4d2f-8c9e-928d575376ac#b22f687c-6910-4fb5-9224-688e641f9323Gary Regerhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Gary%20RegerThanks.Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:11:52 Z2009-07-04T18:11:52Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/fe567817-1e1c-4d2f-8c9e-928d575376ac#6de09f8d-1bb5-4503-9e08-c5649b71f757http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/fe567817-1e1c-4d2f-8c9e-928d575376ac#6de09f8d-1bb5-4503-9e08-c5649b71f757Gary Regerhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Gary%20RegerTou cannot run XP mode at same time as Win 7 can you? This database is one that I use constantly throughout day and switching modes would not workSat, 04 Jul 2009 18:13:01 Z2009-07-04T18:13:01Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/fe567817-1e1c-4d2f-8c9e-928d575376ac#f1b1ce69-148e-4752-89e4-d5a2d4a92857http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/fe567817-1e1c-4d2f-8c9e-928d575376ac#f1b1ce69-148e-4752-89e4-d5a2d4a92857mattburrhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=mattburrYes, you can run XP Compatibility mode at the same time as Windows 7.  It runs like a virtual machine, except you can interact with th eprograms running in it directly within Windows 7 as if they actually were running in 7.  You can learn more about it at <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/windows-xp-mode">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/windows-xp-mode</a> and <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/default.aspx">http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/default.aspx</a>.<hr class="sig">-MattFri, 10 Jul 2009 18:47:57 Z2009-07-10T18:47:57Z