The trusted site suggestion didn't solve the problem for me, but thanks for the link to the Microsoft article, which contained a working way-around-it by including the Access path in the shortcut. They admit it's a problem.
Thanks guys.
Correct. The first user (on any machine) can double-click to open the database. All subsequent users can double-click what they want, but without response. They have to open MSAccess from Start>Programs and then File>Open which successfully opens the database for them.
Somehow, each subsequent...
Yes, all users have full R/W access to the folder where the database resides.
The problem isn't that Access is unable to open for another user (through "File>Open" in Access each user still gets the database running). The problem is that the double-clicking of the mdb file no longer works if...
Since I upgraded from MS Access 2000 to 2003 I haven't been able to save landscape reports, as they always come back in portrait.
Any solutions please?
Thanks, but my XP is fully aware of MDB files. The problem only occurs when trying to open a database that is also used by another user. Once everyone has left, my file opens as normal.
The problem must somehow be connected to the sharing of the database. Who can help please?
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