Enable you to distribute Access 2010 applications to users who do not have the full version of Access 2010 installed on their computers.
FromMicrosoft:Microsoft Access 2010 provides a rich platform for
developing database management solutions with easy-to-use customization
tools. If no end-user customization is required (including report
modifications), you can choose to distribute those Access 2010 solutions
so that they run without requiring a full installation of Access 2010 .
To do so, you must package and distribute your application with the
Access 2010 Runtime.
Microsoft Access 2010 provides a rich platform for developing database
management solutions with easy-to-use customization tools. If no
end-user customization is required (including report modifications), you
can choose to distribute those Access 2010 solutions so that they run
without requiring a full installation of Access 2010 . To do so, you
must package and distribute your application with the Access 2010
Runtime.