Access can't open database

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Scott B

Good morning,

I suffered an unexpected shutdown and when I restarted everything and tried
to reopen my database I got the following error message:

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This Database is in an unexpected state; Microsoft Access can't open it.
The database has been converted from a prior version of Microsoft Access by
using the DAO CompactDatabase method instead of the Convert Database
command on the Tools menu (Database Utilities submenu). This has left the
database in a partially converterd state.

If you have a copy of the database in it's original format, use the Convert
Database command on the Tools menu (Database Utilities submenu) to convert
it. If the original database is unavailable, create a new database and
import your tables and queries to preserve your data. Your other database
objects can't be recovered.
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The message is incorrect. I did not try to convert it. It was created in
and I work in Access 2000. Is there anything I can do to get my database
back. I have a backup, but it is several days old and a lot of forms and
reports will be lost. I created a new database and tried to import th
etables and queries as the message suggested, but all I get is the same
error message again.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Scott B
 

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