"Bruce Dodds" wrote
Apparently Microsoft very recently
discontinued Access 2002. I'm unable
to find a copy in the channel anywhere.
Did everyone know this was coming?
It happens with every release... Office 2003 (and Access 2003) have been
available for some time (since mid-2003), and the supply of Access 2002
already in the channel may have "dried up". Microsoft rarely, if ever,
supplies two versions of the same product to their distribution channels.
But, as I still, on occasion, see new, shrink-wrap copies of Office / Access
at least back to 97, I'll bet you can find a copy of Access 2002.
Microsoft used to offer a "downgrade" option, in which you purchase a copy
of the current version, and then contact them to get a copy of the previous
version. I don't know if they still offer that.
If I were looking for a leftover copy, I'd start with the online auction
sites, like eBay. Not too long ago, someone reported in a newsgroup that
he'd just purchased a brand new, shrink-wrap copy of Access 2.0 from an
auction site!
Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP