[AccessD] Getting around old workgroup security

John,

  Not sure if you saw my off-line e-mail or not yesterday, but it's sounds
like your on your way.

  To de-secure a DB, you need the workgroup file it was secured with.

  Login as admin, open the DB, and then assign all rights to the users group
for all objects (which is the same in every workgroup file).

  If your going to continue to use the same workgroup file with it, you can
then set the admin user to a blank password.

  To strip out any remaining security, you'll need to start Access normally
using the standard workgroup file, create a new db container, and then
import all objects from the old DB.

Jim.

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Clark
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 11:18 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Getting around old workgroup security

No...tried that...doesn't work. 
 
But, what I did do is setup an old laptop that had Win 95 on it...yes, Win
95...and it also had A97. We just got this relic back from a department last
week...good timing.
 
I'm in the program, so now I just have to remove security...or so I am told.
If any of y'all have any tips or instructions for this, I'm all ears...or in
our case, I guess it is eyes ;o)
 
I'm going to be googling now, but I'll look for your input.

>>> "Rocky Smolin" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> 7/10/2013 12:40 PM >>>
Can you open a blank db in A2003 or later and import all the objects from
the A97 db?

Or save the A97 db in 2003 format or later and get around it that way?

R

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