So my suggestion would be that you switch to Access 2010 as it will cost you less to buy a copy of Access 2010 and use its free runtime instead of buying a MSDN subscription or trying to get your hand on a copy of the VSTO 2003 box. Access is the Graphical User Interface that allows you to work with tables, queries, etc. (Updated 6) All Access fixes are strongly recommended to apply to your systems. However, the runtime for both the Access 20 can be downloaded freely see: Microsoft Access Fixes, Patches and Updates. You can also get a copy of the Access 2003 Runtime with some of the MSDN subscriptions but I'm not sure wich level is the minimal level. This was a box with many things trown into it including a copy of Visual StudioĢ003 and both the Access 2003 Runtime and the Access 2003 Developer Extensions. The Access 2003 Runtime is not the same as the Access 2003 Office Developer Extensions and to buy, you need to buy the kit Visual Studio Tools for Office 2003 or VSTO 2003. No, to be used, the Access Runtime 2003 must be bought separately and cannot be downloaded freely.