Yeah. It seems the only version that didn't do this, Greg, is Access 2003. Access 2003 databases CAN be opened in Access 2002 without any conversion, so the databases can be used by both versions. So, if MS could do it for that one, why the hell can't they continue this? Why is it possible to use newer files made in all the other Office programs in the earlier versions, but Access has to be different? Linda F. Johnson Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com All outgoing mail checked by Norton AV. If you received a "bug" that looked like it came from me, it did NOT! -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Chapman Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 1:30 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: WAS: Frontpage's future, NOW: Access's future? Robert, Sorry to hear of the turmoil. Hope everything and everyone turned out okay! The only part of your post which confuses me is that it carries the implication that this is a new behavior when Access is updated from version to version. Admittedly, this is the first time I've seen the reference to OS changes being behind the problem. However, it's become sort of a tradition that opening an Access 97 DB in, say, Access 2000 would irreversibly update the DB and sending it back to the original Access 97 machine would provide an unwelcome surprise. I'm not saying I like the fact that this happens with each new version of Access. I'm just not surprised by it. ;) Greg ************************************************************* 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, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************