I think you hold down shift while opening it. .salvatore -----Original Message----- From: thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org [mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Joshua Olson Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 3:20 PM To: thelist at lists.evolt.org Subject: [thelist] Locked out of access Does anybody know how to "unlock" an MS Access file that has been locked down by a changing of the startup options to exclude the built in features such as the built in toolbars, the full menus, etc? Thanks in advance -joshua