MS Access login request

  • Thread starter Stretch Bresler
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Stretch Bresler

Hi
I have taken over this job and PC at my company from a
colleague who has left. Each *.mdb file I try to open
require me to login, but I do not know what password to
enter. My IT service provider uninstalled MS Office & MS
Access and re-installed it, but no luck. Even files I copy
from my old PC to this one, require a login on this PC.

How can I go about to get rid of this feature, please? I
don't need this type of security, as this PC is not
accessible to others. The previous user might have been
malicious in activiting this login feature. Please
Help..!??
 
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MacDermott

I would have thought that re-installation would take care of this, but
here's something you could try:
In your Windows Explorer, browse to C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office\MS Access Workgroup Administrator.
Note what workgroup is currently displayed, just in case this fails and you
need to go back to it.
Use that utility to create and join a new workgroup file.
(It doesn't matter what identifying information you supply, but I do
recommend keeping track of it somewhere.)
A newly created workgroup file should not require a login.

HTH
- Turtle
 
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Arvin Meyer

A newly created workgroup file should not require a login.
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However, if those databases have been secured, he still will not get into
them without a password cracker. The ones that haven't been secured can be
opened by pointing to an unsecured system.mdw file with a shortcut.:

"C:\PathToMSAccess.exe" "C:\PathToFile.mdb" /wkgrp
"C:\PathToUnsecured_System.mdw"

On other thing to watch out for: If the secured system.mdw has the same name
as an unsecured one ("system.mdw") instead of AnyOtherName.mdw he must save
the secured one in order to ever be able to open the secured file without
paying to have it cracked and unencrypted.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
Microsoft Access
Free Access downloads:
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access
 
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