Hi there,
We recently had a PC shutdown unexpectedly. Now, when trying to open
directly in Access, I get the following message:

"The db (...) needs to be repaired or isn't a database file. ... Do you want
to repair."

I then say YES, and get an error saying "Not a valid password"

This db is password protected. I download JetComp.exe to try and fix this
problem, but after "fixing" too much data is lost, and even some tables are
deleted. Does anyone else have another solution for me, please.

Much appreciated,

I'm hoping you did this on a copy of the file. If so,

1) Using the original file, try creating a new file and importing everything
into it.

2) Restore from a backup file.

3) See this link for data recovery information.
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruptmdbs.htm

--
Wayne Morgan
MS Access MVP


"CyberFox" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A01D0FCE-E8CC-49E7-A3ED-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi there,
> We recently had a PC shutdown unexpectedly. Now, when trying to open
> directly in Access, I get the following message:
>
> "The db (...) needs to be repaired or isn't a database file. ... Do you
> want
> to repair."
>
> I then say YES, and get an error saying "Not a valid password"
>
> This db is password protected. I download JetComp.exe to try and fix this
> problem, but after "fixing" too much data is lost, and even some tables
> are
> deleted. Does anyone else have another solution for me, please.
>
> Much appreciated,

I cannot import, becos when trying to open the file to import from, I get
exactly the same error messages

"Wayne Morgan" wrote:

> I'm hoping you did this on a copy of the file. If so,
>
> 1) Using the original file, try creating a new file and importing everything
> into it.
>
> 2) Restore from a backup file.
>
> 3) See this link for data recovery information.
> http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruptmdbs.htm
>
> --
> Wayne Morgan
> MS Access MVP
>
>
> "CyberFox" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A01D0FCE-E8CC-49E7-A3ED-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi there,
> > We recently had a PC shutdown unexpectedly. Now, when trying to open
> > directly in Access, I get the following message:
> >
> > "The db (...) needs to be repaired or isn't a database file. ... Do you
> > want
> > to repair."
> >
> > I then say YES, and get an error saying "Not a valid password"
> >
> > This db is password protected. I download JetComp.exe to try and fix this
> > problem, but after "fixing" too much data is lost, and even some tables
> > are
> > deleted. Does anyone else have another solution for me, please.
> >
> > Much appreciated,
>
>
>

"CyberFox" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I cannot import, becos when trying to open the file to import from, I get
>exactly the same error messages

Did you try the page specifically meant for invalid password troubles?

Tony
--
Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP
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