MSDE Upgraded

Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) was introduced with Access 2000. It offered compatibility with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and was an alternative database engine to Microsoft Jet. With Access 2002, Microsoft has upgraded and changed the name of this powerful engine that it continues to offer at no charge as an extra bonus (although it is not part of a standard Access installation). Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) is the new name of the data engine that is completely compatible with SQL Server 2000. This enables users to easily create and modify SQL Server-compatible databases that can be seamlessly deployed on SQL Server 2000 without any modifications.

Because MSDE 2000 is based on the same data engine as SQL Server ...

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