You should have no trouble opening the old .mdb directly within Office2007. I don't even think they changed the .mdb format. Once you have it opened you can make a new shortcut to it.
Just trash the old shortcut. As you've discovered, they're not normal Windows shortcuts. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 1:18 PM, Larry Sacks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've got a user who is getting a new PC. His old system was Windows > 2000 with Office 2000. > > > > He's got an Access database written by an outside vendor - that as far > as we can tell - no longer exists. It uses the MS Access Runtime 2000, > but the database has been around since 2001. > > > > His new system is Windows XP running Office 2007. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
