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Robert Hall · 11-03-05, 07:12 PM

After waiting weeks to upgrade, I installed my new WM5 OS and everything went smoothly. I did run into the "won't turn on problem, but I did have SD and CF cards installed that I removed. No problem since. BUT!

I find that MS has quietly dropped support for Access databases. Now I can understand that they may have good reasons for moving to a more resilient database and that there is only so much room in ROM, but to not release support in the form of a downloadable package to support "legacy" programs is careless to say the least. My PDA is used for time billing with an Access database.

Yes, I hear rumors that this download is coming. But really! The DLL files already exist. Until MS releases support for Access databases or my vendor upgrades (which will cost $$), I am stuck in WM2003.

11-03-05, 07:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Robert Hall Aximsite Prospect Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just Downgraded Back to WM2003! After waiting weeks to upgrade, I installed my new WM5 OS and everything went smoothly. I did run into the "won't turn on problem, but I did have SD and CF cards installed that I removed. No problem since. BUT! I find that MS has quietly dropped support for Access databases. Now I can understand that they may have good reasons for moving to a more resilient database and that there is only so much room in ROM, but to not release support in the form of a downloadable package to support "legacy" programs is careless to say the least. My PDA is used for time billing with an Access database. Yes, I hear rumors that this download is coming. But really! The DLL files already exist. Until MS releases support for Access databases or my vendor upgrades (which will cost $$), I am stuck in WM2003.