Conflict between IE7 and Access

[Guest]

After installing IE7 I found that Access 2002 would no longer use database
files on the LAN. It appeared to believe that LAN based files were on the
internet and refused to open them due to the security risk. Other Office
products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint ) work fine. Uninstalling IE7 fixed the
problem.

 

[Granny Spitz via AccessMonster.com]

Uninstalling IE7 fixed the
problem.

That'll fix it too but next time just set all network paths as part of the
local intranet.