Can't open database on network drive

G

Guest

I have a simple and small database developed in A2K and stored on a shared network drive (S drive); My problem is that when I attempt to open the db using AXP, I get an error that tells me the drive is not part of my local intranet or part of my trusted sites, and that Access won't open it

There is NO security on the db, not even a simply password

When I move the db to the local drive it works perfectly, move it back to ANY network drive and it can't be opened

Create a brand new database and attempt to import the objects and I can't access the db on the network

Create a brand new database in AXP and save it to a network drive and it saves fine. Close and relaunch AXP and attempt to open the just created/saved db and it doesn't want to play with the network

This has stumped our network administrator as well; He even gone so far as giving everyone full administrator rights to the shared drive and still AXP doesn't want to talk to the network. All the other Office XP apps work fine with the shared drives, Access is the only pouty app

We've read everything in AXP Help on Security Zones and have even specifically listed the network drive and the full path to the db file and still AXP doesn't want to play nice

It seems like another one of these Microsoft paranoia issue where one application (Access XP) won't trust the settings of another (Windows XP)

At present we are working around this issue by using the db on a single local hard drive, but that will last for only a couple of days, then we have to move on with the reality that this needs to be on a shared drive

Does anyone understand Security Zones &/or why we can't open the db on network drives but only on the local drives.
 
T

Tony

I've experienced the same error message with some of the
Access XP database(s) that i've published via Citrix.
This error was directly related to the network not
Access. Are you running Citrix?



-----Original Message-----
I have a simple and small database developed in A2K and
stored on a shared network drive (S drive); My problem is
that when I attempt to open the db using AXP, I get an
error that tells me the drive is not part of my local
intranet or part of my trusted sites, and that Access
won't open it.
There is NO security on the db, not even a simply password.

When I move the db to the local drive it works perfectly,
move it back to ANY network drive and it can't be opened.
Create a brand new database and attempt to import the
objects and I can't access the db on the network.
Create a brand new database in AXP and save it to a
network drive and it saves fine. Close and relaunch AXP
and attempt to open the just created/saved db and it
doesn't want to play with the network.
This has stumped our network administrator as well; He
even gone so far as giving everyone full administrator
rights to the shared drive and still AXP doesn't want to
talk to the network. All the other Office XP apps work
fine with the shared drives, Access is the only pouty app.
We've read everything in AXP Help on Security Zones and
have even specifically listed the network drive and the
full path to the db file and still AXP doesn't want to
play nice.
It seems like another one of these Microsoft paranoia
issue where one application (Access XP) won't trust the
settings of another (Windows XP).
At present we are working around this issue by using the
db on a single local hard drive, but that will last for
only a couple of days, then we have to move on with the
reality that this needs to be on a shared drive.
Does anyone understand Security Zones &/or why we can't
open the db on network drives but only on the local drives.
 

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