[AccessD] AccessXP and Server 2003

My first reply to this was that it was the same here and it was. I then did 
it again and it worked fine.

Two instances of Access open running the same copy of the database.

Martin



On Dec 4 2003, Tortise wrote:

> I am finding I can only open one instance of particular A2K databases in 
> W2003ES and Access 2003. Whether this is the same problem is unclear, 
> however if anyone has any tips how to allow multiple (same) versions of a 
> database to open on the same desktop I'd be grateful. Failing that I am 
> going to have to code multiple same forms open in the database, although 
> this looks like it might be a little easier to do then when I last had a 
> go....(Reference: info on Microsoft how to do this and a working example 
> there also) I also find the shortcuts keys are unreliable in this 
> environment. (e.g. Ctrl-Alt-Q, Ctrl-Alt-J on desktop shortcuts) They seem 
> to get confused between different version of access open.... I am not 
> sure which is the culprit either! (W2003ES or A2k3?)
> 
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>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Charlotte Foust 
>   To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving 
>   Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 5:32 AM
>   Subject: RE: [AccessD] AccessXP and Server 2003
> 
> 
>   You question says Windows 2000 servers but your subject line says 
> Server 2003. Which one are you asking about?
> 
>   Charlotte Foust
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: paul.hartland at fsmail.net [mailto:paul.hartland at fsmail.net] 
>   Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 3:12 AM
>   To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>   Subject: Re: [AccessD] AccessXP and Server 2003
> 
> 
>   Has anyone encountered any problems running Win XP Professional & 
> Office XP on desktops with Windows 2000 servers ?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   Message date : Dec 03 2003, 02:36 PM
>   >From : Perry Harold
>   To : 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' 
>   Copy to : 
>   Subject : [AccessD] AccessXP and Server 2003
>   Has anyone had any problems with users being able to open a .mdb after 
> moving the database to Windows Server 2003? I have set the permissions 
> for both the folders and the database for full control individually for 
> each of the 5 users involved. Three are able to use the database but two 
> can't. Unless I missed an intermediate step each user was set up exactly 
> the same way.
> 
>   Using my VB6 application the error is "Could not use "; file in use". 
> Opening with AccessXP "Could not lock file"
> 
> 
>   The database was on a NT 4.0 server before and there was no problem in 
> the connection being made and multiple users were no problem.
> 
>   The resident drive was mapped on the NT box and is mapped the same way 
> on the 2003 box.
> 
>   Any suggestions are welcomed.
> 
>   Perry Harold
> 
> 
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Martin WP Reid
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Queens University Belfast