The user account doesnt have permission

[redbay]

Hi

i have inherited a database, created by someone else, that i have been told to update but when i try to open it a get a message "The current user account doesnt have permission to convert or enable this database". i have searched the forum & faqs for this but seem to be getting nowhere, do i take it that i will never be able to open this?

 

[hanosm]

It sounds like a problem I am having with some of my users. I think that the database was created in an older version of Access and you are trying to open it using a newer version.

As far as I know (which isn't very far) you need to convert the DB first, but you can't do that unless you have the relevant permissions.

I think you need to have the username and password for the administrator of that database.

Then again, I could be totally wrong!

 

[SiJP]

(You using access security with a MDW?)

The DB was probably created in Acc97.. and I guess you are trying to opening it using Acc2K?

Try opening on a PC that is not connected to the network thus not looking for the system.mdw (or run wrkgrp admin and remove your PC from the workgroup).

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Get your DBA to convert it for you

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[redbay]

I am using access 2000 but i dont get as far as converting or anything else, i have even tried to import into a new database and it still tells me that i do not have permissions

 

[SiJP]

As per my comments.. you are using acc2k.. the DB wa probably created in Acc97.. get your DBA to convert it for you then try opneing it up again

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