Why is my MS Access not working?

What to do if MS Access is not working?

The fix it turns out was relatively straight-forward and worked for us in EVERY instance – simply open your corrupted database from the command prompt along with the /decompile switch (see EXAMPLES), then close Access, and re-open your database normally. All should be well.

Why can't I open an Access database?

You may be 'unable to open Access database over network' when you don't have sufficient privileges to the folder where the database for shared use is stored. Or, such an issue may occur due to corruption in the database files (. accdb or . mdb).

Why is Access query not working?

If your MS Access update query fails to change the table's data, then the very first thing you need to check is; Whether the underlying Access table is updatable or not. To check this, you just need to open your Access table and try to edit the fields manually.