opening a secure DB without the WRKgrp

[holly]

Hi

I have brought home a DB from work that I need to do some work on but the
DB will not open as It says I must be part of the group..does anyone have
any ideas as to how I could open this DB..it is really important as I only have
until the WE to finish the DB

Thanks
PLS Help!!

The Db was created in msaccess 97 and i'm trying to open it with 2000

[MaximilianMayrhofer]

In general I don't think that people in the forum will help you hack into a database.. I could be wrong..

[holly]

I know its hard to believe but I'm not TRYING TO HACK into a DB!!!

[MaximilianMayrhofer]

Hmm.. well you could try the following, though I am not sure whether it will work , considering the file was not actually made on your computer.

• Navigate to the Restore folder within the System32 directory
• Make sure that you are able to view hidden files and folders
• Look for a file called filelist.xml, and open it in Notepad
• Look for the <Exclude> section, you might want to Ctrl+F for it
• Insert the path to the database, and make sure you format it exactly like the other lines in the section
• Delete, or at least rename any backup files associated with the database
• Reboot

I can't confirm this will work though, because the file wasn't actually made on your computer..