This article was previously published under Q246033
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.
This article applies only to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb).
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When you open a Microsoft Access 97 database in Microsoft Access 2000, and if the database password has 14 or more characters, you may receive the following error message:
On the Tools menu, click Security, and then click Unset Database Password.
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Type the password for the database, and then click OK.
The database no longer has a password. At this point, you can open the database in Access 2000 without a password, or you can continue with the following steps to set another password:
1.
In Access 97, on the Tools menu, click Security, and then click Set Database Password.
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Type a password that has fewer than 14 characters, and then click OK.
3.
Open the database in Access 2000 with the new password.
For more information about passwords, click Microsoft
Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type password property in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then
click Search to view "Password Property."
For more information about passwords, click Microsoft Access Help on the Help menu, type create or change a security account password in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then
click Search to view "Create or change a security account password."
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