Can't Open/Save E-Mailed .mdb

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Bobby T

I am not able to open or save to my hard drive .mdb access databases that
are being e-mailed to me. Any ideas on why I would be having this problem?
I am able to open/save other attachments that I receive, but not .mdbs.
 
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Bobby T

Well, I just figured out the problem........ I right-clicked on the saved
..mdb (which I couldn't previously open) from within Windows Explorer and
selected "properties". There was a button which said "Unblock" and a
message "This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help
protect your computer". This is something new that I have never seen
before. So, I clicked on "Unblock" button and was then able to open the
database. Not sure if this is related to new security feature in MS Service
Pack 2 or my anti-virus/firewall protection software.

"There is always something new to learn when dealing with computers and some
of these new security features are a bit too helpful".
 
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