Moving to VB.NET and WIN 11 Home

[AccessShell]

I will try not to be wordy, but I need help in moving on to WIN 11. The background is important. I have written VB6 for over 20 years, and VB4, and vb3, before that. (Don’t remember vb5). I write no for myself only. I am not in a business. I write a lot of code interacting with Access, Excel and Word. Since I have been writing in VB6. the newest Office I can use is Office Pro 2003
Now I am on WIN 10 Home ESU. I have converted my important V6 programs to VB.NET using VS2022. And I have learned, the hard way, about the GC and marshalling to clean up.

So now I need to think about a newer office. I do not like subscriptions, so I settled on Office 2024. I know there is no Office Pro 2024 (Word, Access, Excel). But that’s not the issue. Office 2024 does not come with Access. I need to get separately. What I don’t know is.

1. Do I have to wait until I have WIN 11 to install Office 2024 and Access 2024?
2. Can Office 2003 pro and Office 2024 and Access 2024 coexist?
3. The programs that I updated to VB.NET target any CPU. Do I keep that?
4. I don’t understand enough about BITS 2003 is 32 bit, 2024 is 86 (?)
5. I think, I cannot mix and match MSFT products?
6. I was told that the 32 bit install switch on install is hidden.

There may be more questions that I don’t even know to ask.

Thanks

[.paul.]

Microsoft Office 2024 is fully supported on Windows 10, provided you are using a standard x86/x64-based PC.

[.paul.]

Yes, Microsoft Access 2024 officially runs on Windows 10.
If your hardware permits, it would be worthwhile installing Win 11

[.paul.]

Yes you can have two versions of office…. But,
Bit Architecture (32-bit vs. 64-bit): Both versions must share the same architecture. Since Office 2003 is exclusively 32-bit, you must install the 32-bit version of Office/Access 2024 for them to coexist.

[AccessShell]

I will be moving to WIN 11 before the Oct 2026 requirement. I am just trying to figure out how to get Word, Excel, and Access. I understand there is no product Office 2024 similar to Office 2003 that has Access included. .Paul, I think you are saying I cannot install a 32 bit Office 2024. If true, I have to delete 2003, add 2024 and the make the programs work. Probably no logic changes, but links to connect the ,NET programs to Office