Corrupted database

[Guest]

Have a db that is now in Acc 2003 but started life as an Acc 97 file.
Without warning today it refused to open, giving the message "The database is
in an unexpected state". Read KB 888634 and tried their suggestions but
could not rescue the file. Downloaded Jet 4.0 SP8 but could not rescue the
file.
Can anything be done?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Guest]

Just having gone through what I thought was an Access corruption, it was
actually my harddrive that had problems. Did you try the open the file on a
different computer?

 

[Guest]

Have opened it in several PCs and a laptop - no success. Any ideas - Please
HELP!

 

[Tony Toews]

Have a db that is now in Acc 2003 but started life as an Acc 97 file.
Without warning today it refused to open, giving the message "The database is
in an unexpected state".

For more information on corruption including possible causes,
determining the offending PC, retrieving your data, links, official MS
KB articles and a list of vendors who state they can fix corruption
see the Microsoft Access Corruption FAQ at
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruptmdbs.htm

Tony
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