virus

[benji]

Has anybody encountered a virus that attacks .mdb files
making them un-openable? Virus scans haven't showed
anything, but the files show that they are already open,
but not by me!

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Haven't heard of a virus since the one that came out in 1998, but I suppose
it's possible (see http://www.fmsinc.com/free/utilities/fmsavs10.htm for
details about that one)

Are you sure that something isn't preventing the LDB files from getting
deleted, though? That would make Access think that the database is open.

 

[John Webb via AccessMonster.com]

Check to see if you have any Access Processes still running; maybe it
didn't close down properly last time.

also check if the locking file is present.

First thing I would suggest of course is clean re-boot. Can you tell I
have worked in support.... )