Access 2003 Solution Center

Opening and Saving Databases

How to optimize Office Access and Jet database engine network performance with Windows 2000-based and Windows XP-based clients
Describes how to optimize Office Access and Jet database engine network performance with Windows 2000-based and Windows XP-based clients.
Determine who opened a Microsoft Office Access 2003 database in the exclusive mode
Discusses how to use the operation system utilities to determine who is using the shared resources on your computer, when an Access 2003 database is opened in exclusive mode.
How to use command-line switches in Microsoft Access
Lists all the available command-line switches that you can use to start Microsoft Access from the start menu or a shortcut menu. For example, you can open a particular database, run a macro, supply a password, compact or repair the database.

Description of the update for Office 2003: October 10, 2006
Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Office 2003. This update provides the framework for SharePoint Team Services to open and save files by using the Open XML file format that is new to the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
BUG: You receive an error message when you open or convert an Access 2.0 database file in Access 2003
Describes the "You must install the Microsoft Access 2.0 Converter in order to convert this file" error message that you receive when you open or when youconvert an Access 2.0 database file in Access 2003. The converter is available for download.
Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: April 28, 2005
Describes the Microsoft Office 2003 issues that are fixed in the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated April 28, 2005.

Slow performance results when you add a digital certificate to an Access database
Describes the problem that occurs if a digitial certificate is added to an Access 2003 database. You may experience a delay when you open, save, close the database or database objects. Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
You receive an "Access denied" error message, and the program unexpectedly quits when you try to open or save a file in an Office program
Describes an issue where you receive an error message, and the Office program unexpectedly quits when you try to open a file that is located in a redirected folder or when you try to save a file to a redirected folder.
Saving objects in a large Access 2003 database may be slower than in earlier versions of Access
Describes why Access 2003 may take more time to save an object than earlier versions of Access. If the Access 2003 object contains a module, the problem occurs when the Access 2003 database contains large VBA projects.