I had a crash on my machine which meant a rebuild
unfortunately.  I have restored my database, but did not
keep a copy of the statup options I was using on a
hortcut, so that I could enter the database as the

When I originally set up the scurity on my database I got
a Security wizard report which listed the name, password
and PID for each user.  It does not include the
information for users previously created. I never saw the

I thought I understood setting up security but I'm having a problem. I'm
using  Access 2002. Here's the scenario:
I start with an unsecured database and I create a new workgroup file.
I open the database with an Access shortcut using the /wrkgrp flag pointing

My Access database backend suddenly requests for a
password. It is an obvious crash, anybody any ideas how
to get it working again. The in-built repair tool is not
accessible, exporting or importing the tables does not

I have just put a new operating system on my machine (Xp-
Pro), and after installing Office 97 complete I was not
allowed to run Access.Tha reason given was I didn't have a
licence installed. I have removed access individually and

We have a .mdw file that has grown to 61MB. It is use from
06:00 to 20:00 every day by a large number of people. If
we copy it and compress it using Tools | Database
Utilities | Compress and Repair Database..., it creates a

I'VE PUT TOGETHER A CLIENT DATABASE FOR MY WORK USING AN
ACCESS PROGRAM. I'VE ALWAYS KEPT A COPY ON A FLOPPY. MY
DATABASE IS PASSWORD PROTECTED. I HAD A PROBLEM OPENING
THE DISC ON MY COMPUTER. THERE WAS A CONSTANT MESSAGE

I was playing around with the security settings in Access,
however, I only set up one user and a password.  Now every
time I open Access, it prompts me for a password.  I tried
the user that I created and it doesn't work.  As of now, I

Using the MS-Access Workgroup Information Files, is it
possible to set up different secuirty file for each of the
databases on out system?
It seems that as soon as I've applied one set of secuity

I have an application that has several "front end" mdb
files with linked tables which reside in one "back end"
mdb.  Why do my front end users continually get the error
message that says the file has been corrupted and needs to

Please help me in finding out how to read the Secured
Access 2.0 database through ODBCConnection in VB.Net or
through some other method.
Thanks

I have a database front end MDE, back end MDB. The back
end resides on Drive L of a network. All workstations use
Access runtime and updates are sent out using Update by
Tony Toews. Drive L is visibls and accessable to all

I have a client who has created a database that is
accessible on a common drive.  They have just encountered
the error message below.  The message appears even when
the database has been copied to a local drive with local

I wounder how I would go on about building a logon screen where as people
log into a secured database?
At the moment I am using a shortcut with a string sequence as a prompt and I
am interested to get to a log in screen solution.

I'm stymied by an apparent permissions issue. I'm using the code in the
SecFaq, item 14.3, with a secured Access 2000 sp3 db.
Backend has all table perms revoked for all but admin users. Queries are
used by reg users at the front end to gain access to data (via forms,