Information about the Microsoft policy on forgotten password assistance with Microsoft Access (259134)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Access 2000
  • Microsoft Access 2002
  • Microsoft Office Access 2003
This article was previously published under Q259134
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).

SUMMARY

Microsoft has added database passwords, security account passwords, and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) passwords to Microsoft Access so that you can prevent unauthorized access to important information. If you are unable to access database information because you do not know the correct password, please realize that:

MICROSOFT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS CANNOT ASSIST, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, IN THE BREAKING OF PASSWORDS APPLIED TO FILES AND FEATURES WITHIN MICROSOFT PROGRAMS.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

189126 Microsoft policy regarding missing or incorrect passwords

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/24/2005
Keywords:kbinfo KB259134
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