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After running security wizard I can no longer access my access database, how can I repair?

 

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OS: Windows XP; Browser: IE

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joining workgroups, setting and canceling passwords, etc.

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October 30 2007 at 6:14 PM (3 minutes and 12 seconds later)
         
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Computer_James:ok. you ran through the secuirty wizard through windows xp and now you cannot enter into your db
Customer (name blocked for privacy):Yes in Access 2003
Computer_James:you ran the security wizard on Access 2003 or through windows xp. just needing further clarification
Customer (name blocked for privacy):on access 2003, without modifying any default settings and it now says I do not have the correct permissions to access the db, contact owner or administrator.
Computer_James:is the db you are connecting to local or on a remote machine? are you currently logged in underneath a local account with administrative privilages?
Customer (name blocked for privacy):Local, logged in as user of admin level.
Computer_James:ok. do you know where your db is currently being stored?
Customer (name blocked for privacy):It was on my desktop on my workstation at work, I tried to open it at home on a flash drive under office 2000
Computer_James:I want you to first right click on the db file itself and go into properties
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October 30 2007 at 6:26 PM (12 minutes and 9 seconds later)
         
Reply to Computer_James's Post: Answer was incomplete and it coverd things I had tried without success.
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October 30 2007 at 6:35 PM (8 minutes and 57 seconds later)
         
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October 30 2007 at 6:41 PM (5 minutes and 39 seconds later)
         

I am opting out Wayneh because the only thing I can think to do is either restore the db from a backup or to possible search to see if the system somehow cached off a temp copy of it in cache somewhere that can be found by searching. Since the db was loaded off of the usb I am guessing the security settings had changed it directly on the device so I am guessing there is no current backup. The only thing as well I can think of the possibility that it saved a copy to your local office directory but that is a very longshot as well. I am sorry that I was not more helpfull. I will check and see if there are any other experts out right now that could possibly help you.

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October 30 2007 at 6:56 PM (14 minutes and 55 seconds later)
         
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Hi,

May I suggest running system restore to roll back your system to a date before the problem started, thus restoring your permission settings.

If you need assistance in running system restore let me know.

Hope this helps.

 



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November 2 2007 at 12:29 PM (2 days and 17 hours later)
         
I have tried both solutions provided. The only thin I was able to do was to recreate the db from an archive copy. manually restoring data. I still cannot access the db in question, MS Access security is tighter than MS operating systems and I guess I'll just need to find a serious MS hacker to 'backdoor' the file, but I've worked around it for what I need and I'll just make sure to avoid that stupid Security Wizard for Access! Thanks for the attempt anyway.
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