We have used MS Access as a number crunching tool no data entry .. one user
in a database at a time.. We are having a problem which started last week it
seems to be machine specific. but on multiple machines. I open a database
and go to open a table in and all I get is a white screen. access hangs then
the system crashes.also if I go to close access by using file close menus
the screen goes gray and just sits there.. control Alt delete shows access
not responding.. Access 2000;Windows 98 second edition; some local databases
some on a server... I am afraid to open any more database as I believe the
problem is spreading as I open them. We have up to date virus scans and have
checked the files today. I have tried to repair the files but once you get
to 700m in size I have found the repair and compacting part of Access is
very difficult to complete without hanging the system. any thoughts? My next
thought is to reload Office 2000.
Thanks
Bill
banton@r...

> We have used MS Access as a number crunching tool no data entry .. one 
user
in a database at a time.. We are having a problem which started last week 
it
seems to be machine specific. but on multiple machines. I open a database
and go to open a table in and all I get is a white screen. access hangs 
then
the system crashes.also if I go to close access by using file close menus
the screen goes gray and just sits there.. control Alt delete shows access
not responding.. Access 2000;Windows 98 second edition; some local 
databases
some on a server... I am afraid to open any more database as I believe the
problem is spreading as I open them. We have up to date virus scans and 
have
checked the files today. I have tried to repair the files but once you get
to 700m in size I have found the repair and compacting part of Access is
very difficult to complete without hanging the system. any thoughts? My 
next
thought is to reload Office 2000.
Thanks
Bill
banton@r...

> FYI: the problem had to do with our virus software.. we needed to 
uninstall it at the workstations and reload it... we get updates daily and 
something must have cause a problem