forgot password for my db files, how do I recover the password

microsoft.public.access.security

23 Sep 2007 8:56 PM

SYD

I forgot the password for my access db files, how do I recover the password

23 Sep 2007 9:04 PM

Douglas J. Steele

There's nothing built into Access, but there are third party utilities
available.

Unfortunately, since I've never had to use any of them, I don't have links
handy. Try a search on password recovery.

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
http://I.Am/DougSteele
(no private e-mails, please)

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>I forgot the password for my access db files, how do I recover the password

24 Sep 2007 3:33 AM

Tom van Stiphout

On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:56:01 -0700, SYD
<S**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

You can also restore the database from an earlier backup you made.

For older databases (A97), this works:
http://www.trigeminal.com/lang/1033/codes.asp?ItemID=5#5

-Tom.

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>I forgot the password for my access db files, how do I recover the password