NEED HELP FROM AN EXPERT!!!

[Mike]

I have a CD containing a 1997 Access Database. The CD
contains a few files:

1) smalldb.mde
2) smalldb.mdb
3) system.mdw
4) data.mdb

Every time I try to open these files I get permission
error messages. How do I link these files together.
Additionally I only have Access 2000 and the database is
built on 1997.

Please try to be as specific as possible with you
instructions.

Thanks in advance,

Mike

 

[Anne Nolan]

Mike, do the following:

1. Copy the files from the CD to a folder on your hard drive.
2. Unset the "read only" property of each file.
3. Try opening smalldb.mdb now. If it won't open due to permissions,
then proceed to step 4.
4. Create a shortcut with a target line like this (substitute your
actual folder path for "MyFolderPath"):
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\msaccess.exe"
"c:\MyFolderPath\smalldb.mdb" /wrkgrp "c:\MyFolderPath\system.mdw"
5. Use that shortcut to attempt to open smalldb.mdb. If it demands a
username and password, I hope you have that info somewhere.
6. I believe you won't be able to open an Access 97 MDE with
Access2000, so don't even bother with the MDE file.

Hope this helps,

Anne Nolan