Re: Cannot unset password in Access2003

From: Wayne Morgan (comprev_gothroughthenewsgroup_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/24/04 

Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 14:44:23 -0500

I suspect that the ldb file wasn't deleted the last time that it was open.
Close the database, make sure no one else has it open, then go to the folder
that the database is in and look for an *.ldb file with the same name as the
*.mdb file. If the ldb file is there, delete it and try again. 

-- 
Wayne Morgan
Microsoft Access MVP
"OceansideDJ" <oceansidedj@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040524134125.19889.00001933@mb-m10.aol.com...
> I just upgraded from A2000 to A2003.  Playing with passwords, I added one
to a
> database.
>
> Then, I opened it from the File Open menu, clicking on Open Exclusive.
When I
> try to unset the password, it says I need to open the database for
exclusive
> use, and gives the exact procedure I followed.
>
> Did I miss something?
>
> Thanks.

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