Where should I buy Microsoft Office Developer Edition XP

[TJ]

I am interested in packaging a database that I have created and
understand I will need Microsoft Office Developer's Edition XP to allow
users that do not have Access to run it.

I have looked on the net and the prices range from $454 to $853.

I have a couple of questions:

1. Is there a MOD 2000?
2. If so where is a good place to buy?
3. What is MOD XP OEM? This shows on TigerDirect.com at $299.00.

Would appreciate any sage advice.

Thanks in advance.

[Larry Linson]

You'll occasionally find some copies for good prices at the online auction
sites, some new, some used. All "standard caveats" for buying from auction
sites apply -- read the listing carefully, or you may end up with a book
instead of the software you want.

The current version is Access 2003. Instead of an Office Developer Edition,
the Access 2003 runtime comes in a product called _Visual Studio Tools for
Office 2003 System_. To get a new copy of Office XP Dev. Ed., you'll have to
find a leftover that is still in the supply chain.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP
"TJ" <rl******@chart er.net> wrote in message
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I am interested in packaging a database that I have created and
understand I will need Microsoft Office Developer's Edition XP to allow
users that do not have Access to run it.

I have looked on the net and the prices range from $454 to $853.

I have a couple of questions:

1. Is there a MOD 2000?
2. If so where is a good place to buy?
3. What is MOD XP OEM? This shows on TigerDirect.com at $299.00.

Would appreciate any sage advice.

Thanks in advance.