| ign="center"> | | | | The shortcut points to an earlier or older version |
| Microsoft Access is an application which is used to | | | | of MS Access database and you upgraded the |
| create computer-based databases. The application | | | | earlier version of MS Office programs during the |
| creates a database file with an extension .MDB or | | | | setup of a later version of MS Office. |
| .ACCDB (depending on the version). These files | | | | The Norton anti-virus program was already |
| are vulnerable to corruption in many instances | | | | installed when you installed MS Office Access |
| including application malfunction, abrupt system | | | | 2007 |
| shutdown, virus attacks, application bugs and | | | | Of if the database is corrupt |
| more. In such situations, you may find it hard to | | | | Resolution |
| mount a database and access database records. | | | | You can observe the following steps to |
| Since these issues are always accompanied by | | | | overcome the problem: |
| various error messages, it becomes essential to | | | | To fix the problem due to Access runtime |
| isolate them. You can, therefore, use the inbuilt | | | | application, remove Access, reinstall the Access |
| Compact and Repair feature to treat some | | | | runtime application, check you can use the |
| corruption problems. But, in order to achieve best | | | | shortcut to open the database of the runtime |
| results, you must get hold of a third-party Access | | | | application |
| recovery application. | | | | To fix the issue related to Norton anti-virus, follow |
| Consider a scenario, wherein, you try and open an | | | | these steps: |
| existing Microsoft Access database by using a | | | | 1.Remove Access |
| shortcut, and receive the following error message: | | | | 2.Remove Norton anti-virus software |
| 'Can't find the database you specified, or you | | | | 3.Reinstall Access |
| didn't specify a database at all. | | | | 4.Check that you can use the shortcut to open |
| Specify a valid database name in the command | | | | the database |
| line, and include a path if necessary.' | | | | 5.Reinstall Norton anti-virus program |
| In order to identify the unique number associated | | | | If the above steps do not solve the issue, then |
| with the error message, press Ctrl+Shift+I, and | | | | opt for appropriate Access database recovery |
| you will receive the following error code in the | | | | solutions |
| lower-right corner of this message: | | | | You can download repair software from the |
| 502554 | | | | Internet and perform repairing on your own by |
| Cause | | | | following simple directions embedded in it. Such |
| The above behavior can be witnessed in the | | | | third-party Access repair tools are safe to use |
| following situations: | | | | since they do not modify the original data. |