RE: Corrupt mdw file?

From: Eileen (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/05/04 

Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 05:59:17 -0700

Thanks Eric - I was able to restore the file from the
backups fortunately. Hopefully that will not occur again
but I will save your instructions just in case.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Eileen,
>
>Using Access 2002 or 2003:
>
> If you secured *.MDW file is the default
workgroup file
> - Click the menu option Tools >
Security > User and
>Group Accounts
> - Select the tab "Change Logon
Password" and give the
>Admin account a password
> - Click Ok and close Microsoft Access
> - Now try opening your secured
database file (should be
>prompted for User Name and Password)
>
> If you secured *.MDW file is NOT the default
workgroup file
> - Click the menu option Tools >
Security > WorkGroup
>Administration
> - Click the Join button to join to
your secured *.MDW
>file
> - Then follow the same steps as above
>
>If you are using Microsoft Access 2000 or lower then:
> - Create shortcut
> <full path to
MsAccess.exe> /wrkgrp <full path to
>your *.MDW file>
> - Double click on the newly created
shortcut
> - Once Microsoft Access is launched
select the menu
>option Tools > Security > User and Group Accounts
> - Select the tab "Change Logon
Password" and give the
>Admin account a password
> - Click Ok and close Microsoft Access
> - Now try opening your secured
database file (should be
>prompted for User Name and Password)
>
>IMPORTANT: if you are NOT pointing to the correct *.MDW
or it's NOT your
>default then you will be opening the secured *.MDB as the
Admin account
>
>I hope this helps! If you have additional questions on
this topic, please
>respond back to this posting.
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Eric Butts
>Microsoft Access Support
>ebutts@online.microsoft.com
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>| Hi
>| I inadvertantly cleared the "admin" password in my
secured
>| database. Now I am unable to logon to it (nor are the
>| other users able to). I get the error concerning
>| inadequate permissions.....Is there a way to fix this?
I
>| do have an older backup copy so all is not lost. Just
>| wonder if there is a way to restore that .mdw file.
>| Thanks.
>|
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