Hello Raghuram,
Please notice that we have replied you in another thread and maybe we may
focus on that thread because it seems the same issue. For your information,
I have included the major content here:
I understand that you have exported Access 97 database to 2003 but you
cannot add security back to this new database. I'd like to know if you
encounter any problem when creating a new 2003 mdw file? How did you try to
create new mdw file? As Joan mentioned, you shall be able to create new
workgroup file for a unsecured mdb file.
You could try to click Tools->Security->Workgroup administrator->Create.
A workgroup is a group of users who share data in a multiuser environment.
When security is implemented on a database, the user and group accounts are
recorded in the workgroup information file. User passwords are also stored
in the workgroup information file.
When you install Microsoft Access and open a database for the first time, a
file named System.mdw is created. This is the default workgroup information
file.
By default, on computers that are running Microsoft Windows 2000, the
System.mdw file is created in the user profile in the following path.
Permissions and the ownership of the database objects are stored in the
database. Because permissions and ownership are always associated with the
user and group accounts that are stored in the workgroup information file,
the secured application must always be able to point to the specific
workgroup information file that it was secured with. You may want to check
the following articles for more details:
305542 Understanding the role of workgroup information files in Access
security
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;305542
Q289885 ACC2002: Overview of How to Secure a Microsoft Access Database
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q289885
289885 Description of how to help protect a Microsoft Access database
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=289885
304315 ACC2000: How to Simulate Column-Level Security in Microsoft Access
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=304315
If anything is unclear, please feel free to let's know. We look forward to
your reply.
Best Regards,
Peter Yang
Microsoft Online Community Support
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