Following a computer crash, my client has given me a backup copy of their 

Access 2000 database which used security. They do not have a copy of the 

System.mdw file. When I try to open it I get the "You do not have the 

necessary permissions..." message.



Is it possible to recreate the System.mdw file?



Rgs



Brendan

Yes you can--if the person who created it had the foresight to write down

and save the various IDs that you are prompted for when you create the .mdw

file--the workgroup ID, the group IDs, and the personal ID of each user.  If

you go into the workgroup administrator (WRKGADM.EXE) and create a new

workgroup file, w/all groups, users and IDs identical to the original, you

should be able to use the new file to open the db.



If you don't have access to the IDs anymore, I have heard tell that access

security is very easy to crack--that there are outfits advertising such

services on the web.  I've (thankfully) not yet had the need to seek these

places out, so can't advise you specifically.



Hope that helps...



-Roy



P.S. If they had a backup of the .mdb, maybe they have a backup of the .mdw?



-----Original Message-----

From: Brendan Moran [mailto:brendan@b...]

Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 6:51 PM

To: Access

Subject: [access] Recreating System.mdw





Following a computer crash, my client has given me a backup copy of their 

Access 2000 database which used security. They do not have a copy of the 

System.mdw file. When I try to open it I get the "You do not have the 

necessary permissions..." message.



Is it possible to recreate the System.mdw file?



Rgs



Brendan