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
    2020-04-09T09:51:40+00:00

    For anyone who cannot implement the workaround from Microsoft (disabling leasing), this completely solved the issue for me (with Windows 10, 1709):

    I replaced all ACCDB back-end files with MDB (older format) back-end files. I am using ACCDB/ACCDE front-end files with MDB back-end files. I have a password set on the back-end files but I do not enable file encryption. No corruption since then!

    To do this, simply create a new MDB file and transfer your back-end objects to this new file. I did not implement the Microsoft workaround (disabling leasing).

    Alternatively: replacing any DoCmd.RunSQL commands with DoCmd.OpenQuery (and a query object) reduced the occurrence of corruption by about 80%.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-04-21T04:33:56+00:00

    Mark,

    I was going through all the old posts here, trying to make a case for one of the IT teams to meet with me and finally fix this issue. Then I saw something in your post: "I have incorporated this (ie. The client registry fix) into our setup program that installs our program". This may be the solution I've been searching for !

    I have a VB script which copies our Access .accde up to the user's local drive after the version of the db changes (ie. New changes to Production). How would I add this registry fix to my script, and would I need Admin rights for it to run on a user's laptop ? Also, do I need to update the registry for all client machines or still continue to have issues with data corruption ?

    Let me know - Thanks,

    George

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-04-21T04:50:44+00:00

    Daniel,

    Now that we are in the period of Coronavirus and working at home, is logging into a VPN considered a persistent connection ? My database corruption has returned to occurring every day since mid-March 2020. I am considering the client registry fix in my setup file (see my post to Mark) since the IT teams are virtually unresponsive now. I wish this albatross issue would just go away !

    George

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-04-21T04:56:19+00:00

    I found out recently our be database is on a NAS disk, but that hasn't stopped the ongoing corruptions.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-04-21T05:32:31+00:00

    Ok, almost 3 weeks later, daily db corruptions and I'm ready to try anything. So create .reg file with Notepad, which has the exact 5 lines above - no modifications on any of the lines. Copy over to a folder on the user's local drive, right click the file, choose Run as Admin, and it makes the appropriate changes then reboot ? Do you need Admin rights to each user's laptop to make these registry changes ? Also, do I need to update the registry for all client machines or still continue to have issues with data corruption ?

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