Hi David, <<Need to check the permissions on the directory and the file. I suspect that they are too lax.>> The operating system is WinXP Home. I thought it wasn't possible to set permissions on a directory (folder) within WinXP Home. Can you tell me how to set permissions on a file or a folder in a way that could not be undone by any user? Also, remember that the PC is not networked and is not connected to the internet. It is a stand-alone PC in a public place where anyone can reboot. The only security measure is that the one account which has administrator privileges is password-protected. The public account has no administrator privilege and no password. The machine is intended to be usable by the general public. I have passed along the previous comments, and am awaiting the results of splitting the Access DB into a front end for reports and queries and a back end for tables. Ray Shapp ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************