Opening problem

Hi folks, When I try to open the database made by MS Access, I get the following message and can not open the database. What is the problem and how can I open and work with the database. The message is: The database 'C:\\ name of database' needs to be repaired or isn't a database file. You or another user may have unexpectedly quit MS Access while MS Access was open. Do you want MS Access to repair the database? Yes No When I click yes, I get the following message: The database 'C:\\ name of database' can't be repaired or isn't a MS Access file I also have one data base that works properly. I want to make copies of it (just in case ) on other drives. But when I copy and try to open the copies, I get the above message. Your help would be highly appreciated. Please e-mail me. Regards -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own