Microsoft KB Archive/304211

= ACC2000: &quot;The Database '' Is Read Only&quot; Message When You Open a Database =

Article ID: 304211

Article Last Modified on 7/14/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q304211



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).



SYMPTOMS
If you move a database file from one computer to another, and then try to open the database on the second computer, you receive the following message:

The database ' ' is read only.



CAUSE
The Read-only property of the file may be set. This happens automatically if you move the file by using a compact disc-recordable (CD-R) or a compact disc-rewritable (CD-RW).



RESOLUTION
You must reset the attribute of all files (.mdb, .mdw, .adp, and so on) that you move by using a compact disc-recordable (CD-R) or a compact disc-rewritable (CD-RW). To do so, follow these steps:
 * 1) Double-click My Computer on the desktop.
 * 2) Browse to the location where you copied the Microsoft Access database.
 * 3) Right-click the database name, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu.
 * 4) In the Properties dialog box, under Attributes, clear the Read-only check box.
 * 5) Click OK to apply the change.
 * 6) Open your database in Access.

Note that you no longer receive the message that is mentioned in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
This behavior may also occur if you use a compact disc-recordable (CD-R) or a compact disc-rewritable (CD-RW) to distribute a file with User-Level Security and transfer a Workgroup Information File (.mdw) to the destination computer. If you encounter this behavior, follow the steps in the &quot;Resolution&quot; section to clear the Read-only property for the accompanying .mdw file.

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