Access Database is getting corrupt again and again

Anonymous
2018-06-01T17:47:41+00:00

We have an application which was working okay till last month. But after the last windows update our clients are getting issues with access database. access database got corrupted.  We ran compact and repair. But it still getting corrupted again and again.  This issue started right after the window update. clients are on different OS. Like server 2018, server 2012 and windows 10.

Is there anything i have check in new windows update or any other step to prevent database corruption?

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-02-26T14:55:31+00:00

    Regarding using the client side registry fix/hack...

    has anyone noticed any general speed issues with the client PC

    or any other unwelcome side effects in the general use of the PC for other apps etc?

    I jave noticed one side effect of SMB registty fix to some other software created in Java and using the same access db as a backend with JDBC (similar to odbc). 

    Java software was making rhe connection very slowly. This speed issue is appearing when we use the acces db together with the java program on the same pc (eg my frontend open and minimized and the java program trying to connect with serious speed issues). When tried to use the java program without my program open and connected to the same db, then java program performed quite well but not very fast again but faster than when my program was also open).

    The wierd thing is that when my program is not connected to the mdb backend and I open the backend with double click like a single access file and minimize the ms access, then if after I open the java program, then this program runs very fast!!! 

    All these are happening with SMB registry fix and server fix disabled on server.

    With server fix no such speed problems.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-03-10T08:23:56+00:00

    Make sure the the 'reconnect' option box is unticked if you use the GPO drive map option. That will definitely fix it, did for me.

    Our I.T department say we dont have this GPO drive map option, so unable to do this and access linked tables still getting corrupted daily

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-03-10T10:20:12+00:00

    Did you apply the registry hack?

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-03-29T20:37:57+00:00

    Well, my fix of changing the backend database to another subfolder and refreshing the front end database tables links worked ok for the past couple months, until the Coronavirus pandemic hit, and everyone started working remotely. So, I'll be reviewing the fix options posted here previously and discuss with the right IT Support team, if I can ever find them, which fix(es) would work best for us. BTW, which fixes are looking like the best ones long term ?

    In the meantime, I have a question. I believe most everyone in my department were upgraded last year from Windows 8/Office 2013/Access 2013 to Windows 10/Office 2016/Access 2016. However, if there are still two or three users who didn't get upgraded, could they also be causing this frequent data corruption issue, which has become a daily event for the past couple weeks ?

    Thanks for your feedback and suggestions,

    George

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-03-30T00:54:17+00:00

    Save you business and your sanity by implementing the very simple CLIENT SIDE fix on EVERY window10 computer - windows 7/8 do not need it but you could also apply it to those without problems.  Some of the speed problems reported here are not caused by this fix - they are just bad programming practices and are muddying the waters, preventing a genuine fix being adopted. look back in the thread for the fix but here it is again for the 100th time on this stream.

    Put the following into a .reg file and run it as Administrator on each Windows 10 computer accessing the databases. Reboot each. The corruption you are experiencing will be a thing of the past.

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters]

    "FileInfoCacheLifetime"=dword:00000000

    "FileNotFoundCacheLifetime"=dword:00000000

    "DirectoryCacheLifetime"=dword:00000000

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