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by dliby

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Can I hide a msaccess 2000 database, so that users can not see it in the network directory but can use it through an icon on their desktop?

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by sgt_shultz

i would think you could change the attribute to 'hidden'
if that does not work, how about hiding the folder it is in, by creating a share with a dollar sign as the last character?
that 'hides' the share in the network neighborhood but you can still get at it with a url (like, in a network place shortcut)

by sgt_shultz

to change the file atrribute to 'hidden':
Start/Run/Command
attrib +h filename
if folks have 'show hidden files' turned on in folder options, they will still be able to see the file. so you might want to use the 'hidden' share method (share$)

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