Microsoft Access 2003 Runtime Free Download

Currently, MS Office Access 2003 (part of MS Office Professional Edition 2003) is licensed to me, do I can free download and install MS Access. The Access runtime is a version of Access in which the design-time features are disabled. The Access 2003 runtime is found in the Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 and Microsoft Office Access 2003 installation media.

The Access runtime software and the royalty-free Access runtime license formerly shipped as part of a Microsoft Office Developer (MOD) product with earlier versions of Microsoft Office. For Access 2003, the Access runtime software is shipped with the Microsoft Office Access 2003 retail product, and the royalty-free Access runtime license is a component of the Access 2003 Developer Extensions. Even though the runtime software is included in the Microsoft Office Access 2003 retail product, the right to distribute the runtime is not included. You must purchase the Access 2003 Developer Extensions to obtain a royalty-free license to package and distribute the runtime.

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