The Access 2002 Runtime Update: KB813617 provides the latest updates related to the Access 2002 Runtime. This update also includes stability improvements developed as a result of user input from the Error Reporting Tool in Microsoft Office XP as well as Microsoft Product Support feedback.

Any public updates for the Access 2002 Runtime released after this update will require the installation of this update.

Toolbox   The full-file version of Access 2002 Runtime Update: KB813617 consists of one Windows Installer patch file (MSP format) packaged in a self-extracting executable (Access2002-runtime-kb813617-fullfile-enu.exe). You can find this downloadable file on the Office XP Resource Kit Downloads page.

Localized versions of this update are listed later in this article in the section titled "Localized versions of the Access 2002 Runtime update."

 Note    The full-file version of the Access 2002 Runtime update will install successfully on Office XP SP1 or SP2 installations.

Strategies for updating your Access 2002 installations

Apply the binary (client) version of the Access 2002 Runtime update directly to users computers within your organization. Details on this strategy are covered in the topic Distributing Office 2000 Client Updates to Users. The client version of the Access 2002 Runtime Update: KB813617 is available from the Microsoft Download Center Web site.

 Note    To install client update files, you must be running Windows Installer version 2.0 or higher on your computers. Windows Installer 2.0 is included by default in Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 2000 Service Pack 3. For organizations running previous versions of Windows, it is available as a separate download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Windows Installer 2.0 for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows ME

Windows Installer 2.0 for Windows NT 4.0 (SP-6) and Windows 2000

Another option is to apply the full-file updates directly to client computers. This method is an efficient way to ensure that all users have the most current version of the software when you do not know which updates users have applied. In addition, users can apply a full-file patch even if they do not have access to the installation source.

Details on this strategy, and a more complete comparison of the different update methods, can be found in the article Strategies for Updating Office 2000 Installations.

Localized versions of the Access 2002 Runtime update

Localized versions of the Access 2002 Runtime update are available in the following languages and can be downloaded from the Office 2003 Resource Kit Localized Downloads page:

Files changed by the Access 2002 Runtime update

The following table lists the files changed by the full-file Access 2002 Runtime update. If you need to confirm whether a share was updated, you can check a file version number.

Related link

For an overview of Access 2002 Runtime Update: KB813617 see Description of Access 2002 runtime update: April 30, 2003 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.