Question : can't open Access database from explorer or shortcut

(copied unresolved question) 2000 SP3 machines with Access xp SP3 on a workgroupe network.  When some users double click on the db from Windows Explorer the database won't open.  If they open Access first and then select the db from within Access it opens fine. This problem happens only on 2 of my 6 computers that are exacly the same???

associations are fine

MSAccess.exe is not running in task manager

please help

Answer : can't open Access database from explorer or shortcut

The ones that don't work, do they have IE7 installed? Is the database is on a network share? Does it have a mapped drive?

If you open My Computer and browse to the mapped drive where the database is and look at the status bar on the bottom of the window (View --> Status Bar if it's not present) does it show that the drive is in the Local Intranet or does it show it is in the Internet?

If it shows Internet, close My Computer, open Internet Explorer and click --> Tools --> Internet Options --> Security --> Local Intranet --> Sites --> Advanced, and in the "Add this website..." box enter the ip address or the name of the computer where the drive is mapped and click Add. Close Internet Explorer and open My Computer and check to see that the zone has changed to Local Intranet....

Hope that helps.

Scot