Access suddenly can't be accessed by 2000 clients (2002 clients are fine)

[R. DeMarco]

We use Access 2000 & 2002 on a Netware 6.0 sp3 network. All of a sudden
only the 2002 users can get in NOT the 2000 users. We get the following
message:

This database is in an unrecognized format.
The database may have been created with a later version of Access than the
one you are using. Upgrade your version of Access to the current one, then
open this database. OK

Any ideas? We didn't have to upgrade in the past.

 

[Arvin Meyer]

One of your users converted it to Access 2002 format.

Read that again and let it sink in. You have a user that does things without
thinking, and as a business, you'll need to deal with that.

No biggie this time though. Make sure you keep plenty of copies and backups
for the future though. Take one of the copies, and convert it back to 2000
format. Now 2000, 2002, and 2003 users will be able to read it. Also, make
sure the application is split from the data and running from each
workstation. Only the data should be running from the server, linked to the
front-end on each worstation. If you keep it split, there's less chance that
an unthinking user will do damage to it because each will only be able to
damage their own front-end like that.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
Microsoft Access
Free Access downloads:
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access

 

[Kevin3NF]

Sounds like one of your 2002 users converted it to 2002. Try converting it
back using the tools>>Database utilities>>Conert... options (Offline, on a
backup copy of course)

--
Kevin Hill
President
3NF Consulting

www.3nf-inc.com/NewsGroups.htm

 

[Kevin3NF]

The first time you open a db created in a prior version, you have the option
to convert it. If you do not, you don't get presented with the choice again.
But if you send out a new FE, or add a new user that coice available to
them. Of course, they could always choose it from the Tools menu, but that
is deliberate, not accidental.

--
Kevin Hill
President
3NF Consulting

www.3nf-inc.com/NewsGroups.htm