[AccessD] Lock File Problem

[Ryan W]

Patch is out:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/current-channel#version-2201-february-08



On Fri, Feb 4, 2022 at 11:50 AM Ryan W <wrwehler at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is a known bug:
>
>
> https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/access-version-2201-problem-with-laccdb/b9dfce74-b65b-405d-b138-d381f5fdff23
>
> The workaround is to roll back their version of Office/Access OR add the
> accde's location to Access' Trusted Locations.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 4, 2022 at 11:49 AM Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin2 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear List:
>>
>> The guy who acquired my E-Z-MRP system suddenly has users experiencing a
>> problem where the lock files on the front end end are not deleted when the
>> user closes the app, and the back end lock file is not deleted when the
>> last user exits.  And they cannot be deleted manually as Access still has
>> an entry in the Task Manager which prevents a user from deleting the lock
>> file.
>>
>> Apparently a known problem from what internet research I've done, and is
>> due to an update to O365, that was done last December.  And the users
>> reporting the problem are using O365.
>>
>> I don't use O365 and so can't replicate the problem.  He doesn't have a
>> version of Office - 2010, 2013, etc. - to test on but my lock files are
>> disappearing as they always have - I'm using O2010.
>>
>> Can anyone shed any more light on this problem and is there a way to roll
>> back updates like the previous versions of Access?
>>
>> MTIA
>>
>> Rocky
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