unrecognized database format

[Heidi]

Just upgraded my Windows to XP Home and had a previous
version of Access 2000. Now I am not able to open a
database I had created prior to the upgrade. I receive
the "unrecognized database format" error and the database
extension is *.mdb

I have tried all of the options under the Tools menu
including convert, repair and make an mde but nothing has
worked. I can create a new database without any
problem. Is there any way to salvage the original
database?

 

[GK Reference Imaging]

-----Original Message-----
Just upgraded my Windows to XP Home and had a previous
version of Access 2000. Now I am not able to open a
database I had created prior to the upgrade. I receive
the "unrecognized database format" error and the database
extension is *.mdb

I have tried all of the options under the Tools menu
including convert, repair and make an mde but nothing has
worked. I can create a new database without any
problem. Is there any way to salvage the original
database?
.

If you are still using the original version of access
should not have any problems, but since you do....i would
try importing the original database into a new database
using access with the xp windows system.