The lock on the icon that you see indicates to me that you are looking at a Locking
Database File (.LDB), not a database file (.MDB or .MDE). Click on View > Details. Is
this file fairly small--in the range of 1 KB?
See the following KB article for more information:
Introduction to .ldb Files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;299373
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my db tables and forms is locked . i can't access it. I was moving from one form to
another perhaps too fast and then the db is locked . i see the name of db with a lock
attached to the icon. i want to know how to unlock it. please