Business Contact Manager cannot find database

[RickS]

My IT Manager recently created a new Login on my laptop and now Business
Contact Manager cannot find my database. It created a new (empty file)
MSSmallBusiness2.mdf and MSSmallbusiness2.ldf file.

I found my original .mdf and .ldf files under the local settings\app
data\bcm folder under the old user login and copied it in but it still won't
recoginze it. Even tried renaming to the MSSmallbusiness2.mdf and 2.ldf but
it still doesn't recognize it.

HELP please!

 

[Luther]

My IT Manager recently created a new Login on my laptop and now Business
Contact Manager cannot find my database. It created a new (empty file)
MSSmallBusiness2.mdf and MSSmallbusiness2.ldf file.

I found my original .mdf and .ldf files under the local settings\app
data\bcm folder under the old user login and copied it in but it still won't
recoginze it. Even tried renaming to the MSSmallbusiness2.mdf and 2.ldf but
it still doesn't recognize it.

HELP please!

This is just basic security. User1 cannot access User2's data.

An administrator should be able to copy the old database's mdf file to
your new login's bcm folder, and go into the database with sql tools
and make you the owner.

I don't think BCM has a feature to transfer ownership of a database.

 

[RickS]

Which SQL tool should be usedd I sent the file to one of my SW eng's with the
Developer kit and when he opened it, the permissions were set to his PC???
Does he need to do this directly on my PC?

RickS