> I am running Windows 2000 Server under VPC 2004 SP1 on a Windows 2003
> Server. Both have Access 2000 with the latest Office updates. I
> cannot open any MDB on the 2003 machine from Access on the VPC
> without getting "Disk or Network Error". From the VPC I can open
> mdb's on other machines that aren't running 2003. I can open that
> same MDB from another machine running 2000 Pro. From the VPC I have
> even created and modified a database on the 2003 machine but as soon
> as I closed it I could not open it again due to the same error. This
> is weird. I have updated both the Jet and MDAC on both the machines
> so that shouldn't be the problem. Is there anything else anyone can
> think of to try? TIA for any help, advice, etc....

> If you are using Shared Folders to connect to the file on the Host, use
> a normal network connection instead.
>
> Scott
>

> Actually I wasn't but now that I am, it works properly. Thanks Scott for
> giving me a new idea to try. I'll have to do some more studying on Shared
> Folders, I guess.
>
> "Scott Baker" wrote:
>
>
>>If you are using Shared Folders to connect to the file on the Host, use
>>a normal network connection instead.
>>
>>Scott
>>
>
>

> Scott -- Can you explain a little further? I think this is the same
> problem I'm having (I posted this over in the VPC/Mac forum) with an MS
> Access-based database not being able to connect with the data file on
> the server.
>
> I was first sharing the netowrk drives using VPS's "sharing" feature,
> then finding & connecting the drive in Windows & it's not working,
> though windows Explorer can see the files just fine.
>
> I stopped sharing in the VPC but now the LAN server does not appear in
> Explorer. How can I get it to see the network drives if I haven't told
> VPC to share them?
>
> Randy
>

> Randy,
> My issue was dealing with access mdb's on the host machine, not a
> remote server. I suggest you try creating an Access Link database on your
> host machine that links to the db on the server and then connect your VM to
> the mdb on the host using a shared folder.
>
> Ross
>
> "Randy Green" wrote:
>
> ...
>
>>Scott -- Can you explain a little further? I think this is the same
>>problem I'm having (I posted this over in the VPC/Mac forum) with an MS
>>Access-based database not being able to connect with the data file on
>>the server.
>>
>>I was first sharing the netowrk drives using VPS's "sharing" feature,
>>then finding & connecting the drive in Windows & it's not working,
>>though windows Explorer can see the files just fine.
>>
>>I stopped sharing in the VPC but now the LAN server does not appear in
>>Explorer. How can I get it to see the network drives if I haven't told
>>VPC to share them?
>>
>>Randy
>>