Hi,

I have a database which is created in Access 97, when i am trying to open
the same database in the Access 2003. i get an error saying

The Current user account doesn't have permission to convert or enable this
database


and i tried to assign the permissions to the user but i was failed can any
one please help me to set the permissions to convert the database.

Hi Raghuram,

This is an known issue in Access2000, however I think it fit your problem.
You can refer to this article for workaround:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/232589/en-us

If you have any other questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to let
me know.

Sincerely yours,
Charles Wang
Microsoft Online Community Support
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Hi Charles,

Thankyou very much for the information. But the problem here is i am not the
owner of the database and i dont have the password for the user who created
it. is there any other way to solve the issue.

there are three methods as per the article,

If you are a member of the Admins group, change the permissions on the
system tables to include Administer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
There is a user named Admin who is belonging to Administer Group but i am
not able to convert the database or open the database in Access 2003.

Have the database owner convert the file. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As i am not the owner of the database or doesn't have the database creator
password.


Import the objects into a new database file. This method is the least
desirable because it will remove the existing security settings from the file --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As there will be lots of security issue i am not intrested to go for this
idea.


can you please suggest me from the above two methods only, or guide me in
any other way please.
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Hi Raghuram,
Hmm... , in this case, I recommend that you request a user for you to the
database owner.
If you can't get the permission, you may try the third method and then
secure it later.

Sincerely yours,
Charles Wang
Microsoft Online Community Support

Hi,

I am interested in this issue. Would you mind letting me know the result of
the suggestions? If you need further assistance, feel free to let me know.
I will be more than happy to be of assistance.

Have a great day!


Charles Wang
Microsoft Online Community Support

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