Forgotten Database Password

[Lloyd1313]

I have a client that brilliantly put a database password on an Access 2000 database and doesn't know what it was. Does anyone know if there is any way to get past the password ?

Thanks.

Lloyd.

 

[jcasimir]

This should work only if the privilages for the 'admin' userid has not been change.
1. Open MS Access.
2. create a new database
3. Import all the objects (including any hidden ones) into the new database.

 

[Lloyd1313]

Tried that and it asks for the database password.

Thanks.

Lloyd.

 

[GDGarth]

That will only work if the database is secured using user-level security. If somebody set a database password, you're out of luck.

Best hope would be to find someone who can hack their way in.

 

[Imhoteb]

if this is an access97 database I can find the password if you send me the database
speedeetje@hotmail.com

 

[Imhoteb]

Sorry,
You wrote that it is an access 2000 database.
I noticed it to late

 

[chinitzj]

There are several hacking tools that exist (makes you wonder how useful passwords are these days!). Here is the website for one such tool:

http://www.lostpassword.com/access.htm

They have a FREE demo that gives you the first 2 letters of the password. That may be enough to jog your clients memory. If not, you can always order the full version.

Good Luck,
Jen

 

[Lloyd1313]

Thank you very much. Either way that should solve the problem.

Lloyd.