Microsoft Access 97 Portable

Microsoft Access 97 (version 8.0), released in late 1996 as part of the Office 97 suite, was a landmark release for desktop database management.

Modern corporate laptops lock down installation rights. You cannot install Access 97 because the installer requires msiexec admin rights and fails on 64-bit systems. A portable version bypasses this entirely, running from your %USERPROFILE%\Tools folder. microsoft access 97 portable

Because I cannot link directly to copyrighted files, you will need to search for "MS Office 97 Portable" on archive.org or major abandonware repositories. Look for a package that separates the apps (Word, Excel, Access) individually. Microsoft Access 97 (version 8