Password Issues

[StacyStacy]

I created a password in a database that I created last year on my laptop. I copied a totally different database onto my laptop and tried to open file and it thinks it's associating the old password to the old database with this one.

Help. I looked into the registry and *.mde files and reinstalled Access but have no luck.

Thanks for your help in advance!

 

[KenHigg]

What .mdw does the workgroup manager point to?

Ken

 

[StacyStacy]

I don't know. I need some direction as to how to rectify this problem.

 

[KenHigg]

Look up 'Workgroup' in help.

???
ken

 

[StacyStacy]

I believe I have to remove the workgroup information. But how do I remove the workgroup setting?

Should I open up a black database, go into workgroup and remove all settings?

Protect all tables, all databases?

 

[KenHigg]

Somewhere, you have a file, called WrkGroupAdmin or something like that. When you run the program, it will prompt you to change the security workgroup file. (If you want).

You can reset it by adding a switch to the command line of a short cut, but you would need to know where the .mdw is that you want to use.

Can you do a search and look for all .mdw files on your workstation and server shares? ("*.mdw")

ken...

 

[StacyStacy]

Thanks. I will try this on my laptop when I return home.

 

[KenHigg]

FYI - I forgot to mention: It needs to using system.mdw.