Problem Opening MDB Files

[Wayne Wengert]

I am using Access 2003 on a WinXP Pro box. Things have been working fine
when using access but a few days ago I started having a problem where, if I
double click an mdb file in explorer, Access starts up but the file never
opens. I have to Alt/Ctl/Del to end the Access session. If I start Access
and then use the File/Open to open the mdb file, everything works fine.

Has anyone else seen this behavior? Any thoughts on how to correct it?

Wayne

 

[Guest]

Hi Wayne,

Any chance you are using Norton AntiVirus on your PC? Here is a KB article
that discusses this error message when attempting to embed or link a Word
document in Access. I don't know if Norton AntiVirus could cause a similar
problem when attempting to embed or link other types of files:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=295824

The only other KB article I could find, which might be helpful to you, is
this one:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=207692


Tom
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:

I am using Access 2003 on a WinXP Pro box. Things have been working fine
when using access but a few days ago I started having a problem where, if I
double click an mdb file in explorer, Access starts up but the file never
opens. I have to Alt/Ctl/Del to end the Access session. If I start Access
and then use the File/Open to open the mdb file, everything works fine.

Has anyone else seen this behavior? Any thoughts on how to correct it?

Wayne

 

[Tom Wickerath]

Please disregard. I intended to post this answer to a different question, asked by compsci_Jack.

Sorry.

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Hi Wayne,

Any chance you are using Norton AntiVirus on your PC? Here is a KB article
that discusses this error message when attempting to embed or link a Word
document in Access. I don't know if Norton AntiVirus could cause a similar
problem when attempting to embed or link other types of files:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=295824

The only other KB article I could find, which might be helpful to you, is
this one:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=207692


Tom
________________________________________

:

I am using Access 2003 on a WinXP Pro box. Things have been working fine
when using access but a few days ago I started having a problem where, if I
double click an mdb file in explorer, Access starts up but the file never
opens. I have to Alt/Ctl/Del to end the Access session. If I start Access
and then use the File/Open to open the mdb file, everything works fine.

Has anyone else seen this behavior? Any thoughts on how to correct it?

Wayne

 

[Wayne Wengert]

Tom;

I think you pointed out the problem - even if unintentionally! The mdb files
I've been using do have linked tables pointing to a SQL Server. And, yes, I
have Norton anti virus installed.

Wayne

 

[Guest]

Hi Wayne,

Are you saying that you can now double-click a .mdb file in Windows
Explorer, and it opens as expected? If so, did you use Method 1 or Method 2
(or both) from this KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=295824 ?

If my unintentional reply helped solve your problem, then that truly is
amazing!

Tom
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:

Tom;

I think you pointed out the problem - even if unintentionally! The mdb files
I've been using do have linked tables pointing to a SQL Server. And, yes, I
have Norton anti virus installed.

Wayne
_________________________________________


Please disregard. I intended to post this answer to a different question,
asked by compsci_Jack.

Sorry.

_____________________________________


Hi Wayne,

Any chance you are using Norton AntiVirus on your PC? Here is a KB article
that discusses this error message when attempting to embed or link a Word
document in Access. I don't know if Norton AntiVirus could cause a similar
problem when attempting to embed or link other types of files:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=295824

The only other KB article I could find, which might be helpful to you, is
this one:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=207692


Tom
________________________________________

:

I am using Access 2003 on a WinXP Pro box. Things have been working fine
when using access but a few days ago I started having a problem where, if I
double click an mdb file in explorer, Access starts up but the file never
opens. I have to Alt/Ctl/Del to end the Access session. If I start Access and
then use the File/Open to open the mdb file, everything works fine.

Has anyone else seen this behavior? Any thoughts on how to correct it?

Wayne