Getting past password protection

[oumahexi]

Hi there

Does anyone know how to open a database in design mode if it has been password protected and there is no trace of the password?

We have a few minor databases that feed information to our main system. Unfortunately the person who created them no longer works here and left no indication of what passwords were used. Our department is supposed to stick with certain generic passwords, however none of them fit! Any suggestion?

Thanks in advance

Ouma

 

[Fasopus]

I'm pretty certain that there isn't a way around it, in the one book I read it stated that if the password is lost so is the database, but then again it was just one of those dummies books so there could be a more complex way in

 

[boblarson]

You might check this out.

 

[oumahexi]

Many thanks to DCrake for helping me out with this one. By the way Dave, I can't "add" to your reputation because it seems you are helping me too often, so you'll have to be content with a huge

Thank you

 

[DCrake]

Hey the whole world loves me Seriously glad you got it resolved.