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In a typical multiuser or client/server database solution, the data is stored in a database on a network server, and the front-end application for entering and viewing data is deployed to each client workstation. If you build an Access database (.mdb) as the front-end application, you can deploy the database to users who don't have Access on their workstations by distributing it together with the run-time version of Access. The run-time version of Access is a version of Access for which certain features have been disabled, including the ability to create and modify databases.
The run-time version of Access is available in Microsoft Office 2000 Developer. When you purchase Office 2000 Developer, you are licensed to distribute the run-time version of Access to as many workstations as you need to.
To distribute your database with the run-time version of Access, use the Package and Deployment Wizard add-in that's included in Office 2000 Developer to create an installation program for your solution. On the Included Files page of the wizard, select the Include Access Runtime check box to include the run-time version of Access in your installation program.
Note You can distribute only Access databases (.mdb files) with the run-time version of Access. The run-time version of Access does not support Access projects (.adp files).
For more information about distributing the run-time version of Access, see Getting Results with Office 2000 Developer.