Access File Mistakenly typed as a Access Shortcut

I have an access file that is 585 MB that is Typed as a Microsoft Office
Access Module Shortcut (.mad). Access 2003 will not open the file. How can
I change the typing to be the file and not a shortcut? I am on Vista Pro.

Thanks in advance.

Have you tried changing .mad to .mdb?
"Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4F214C97-A1BD-4B46-9C8B-E3D083C24919@microsoft.com...
>I have an access file that is 585 MB that is Typed as a Microsoft Office
> Access Module Shortcut (.mad). Access 2003 will not open the file. How
> can
> I change the typing to be the file and not a shortcut? I am on Vista Pro.
>
> Thanks in advance.

I tried and in the document folder list the file does not show the extension,
though all of the other files in that folder do show their extenstions. When
I add ,mdb to the name the reult when I tried to open it the error message
says the filr is noe name.mdb.mad

Make any sense to anyone?

"JW" wrote:

> Have you tried changing .mad to .mdb?
> "Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4F214C97-A1BD-4B46-9C8B-E3D083C24919@microsoft.com...
> >I have an access file that is 585 MB that is Typed as a Microsoft Office
> > Access Module Shortcut (.mad). Access 2003 will not open the file. How
> > can
> > I change the typing to be the file and not a shortcut? I am on Vista Pro.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
>

Make sure in Windows Explorer/tools/Folder options/ View that you do not
have hide extensions for known file types.

"Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C0BD4FE4-5117-44D6-A5C3-8E4E4F01CA91@microsoft.com...
>I tried and in the document folder list the file does not show the
>extension,
> though all of the other files in that folder do show their extenstions.
> When
> I add ,mdb to the name the reult when I tried to open it the error message
> says the filr is noe name.mdb.mad
>
> Make any sense to anyone?
>
> "JW" wrote:
>
>> Have you tried changing .mad to .mdb?
>> "Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4F214C97-A1BD-4B46-9C8B-E3D083C24919@microsoft.com...
>> >I have an access file that is 585 MB that is Typed as a Microsoft Office
>> > Access Module Shortcut (.mad). Access 2003 will not open the file.
>> > How
>> > can
>> > I change the typing to be the file and not a shortcut? I am on Vista
>> > Pro.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>>

I reconfirmed it, "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked.

"JW" wrote:

> Make sure in Windows Explorer/tools/Folder options/ View that you do not
> have hide extensions for known file types.
>
> "Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C0BD4FE4-5117-44D6-A5C3-8E4E4F01CA91@microsoft.com...
> >I tried and in the document folder list the file does not show the
> >extension,
> > though all of the other files in that folder do show their extenstions.
> > When
> > I add ,mdb to the name the reult when I tried to open it the error message
> > says the filr is noe name.mdb.mad
> >
> > Make any sense to anyone?
> >
> > "JW" wrote:
> >
> >> Have you tried changing .mad to .mdb?
> >> "Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:4F214C97-A1BD-4B46-9C8B-E3D083C24919@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have an access file that is 585 MB that is Typed as a Microsoft Office
> >> > Access Module Shortcut (.mad). Access 2003 will not open the file.
> >> > How
> >> > can
> >> > I change the typing to be the file and not a shortcut? I am on Vista
> >> > Pro.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance.
> >>
>

Then I do not understand how its extension got named xxxx.mdb.mad and not
just xxx.mdb when you changed it.

"Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9200C0B4-62C3-4D00-A92A-C10784CFBD15@microsoft.com...
>I reconfirmed it, "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked.
>
> "JW" wrote:
>
>> Make sure in Windows Explorer/tools/Folder options/ View that you do
>> not
>> have hide extensions for known file types.
>>
>> "Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C0BD4FE4-5117-44D6-A5C3-8E4E4F01CA91@microsoft.com...
>> >I tried and in the document folder list the file does not show the
>> >extension,
>> > though all of the other files in that folder do show their extenstions.
>> > When
>> > I add ,mdb to the name the reult when I tried to open it the error
>> > message
>> > says the filr is noe name.mdb.mad
>> >
>> > Make any sense to anyone?
>> >
>> > "JW" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Have you tried changing .mad to .mdb?
>> >> "Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:4F214C97-A1BD-4B46-9C8B-E3D083C24919@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have an access file that is 585 MB that is Typed as a Microsoft
>> >> >Office
>> >> > Access Module Shortcut (.mad). Access 2003 will not open the file.
>> >> > How
>> >> > can
>> >> > I change the typing to be the file and not a shortcut? I am on
>> >> > Vista
>> >> > Pro.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks in advance.
>> >>
>>

I agree. That is why I am looking for help. It is no making sense to me.

Q

"JW" wrote:

> Then I do not understand how its extension got named xxxx.mdb.mad and not
> just xxx.mdb when you changed it.
>
> "Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9200C0B4-62C3-4D00-A92A-C10784CFBD15@microsoft.com...
> >I reconfirmed it, "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked.
> >
> > "JW" wrote:
> >
> >> Make sure in Windows Explorer/tools/Folder options/ View that you do
> >> not
> >> have hide extensions for known file types.
> >>
> >> "Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:C0BD4FE4-5117-44D6-A5C3-8E4E4F01CA91@microsoft.com...
> >> >I tried and in the document folder list the file does not show the
> >> >extension,
> >> > though all of the other files in that folder do show their extenstions.
> >> > When
> >> > I add ,mdb to the name the reult when I tried to open it the error
> >> > message
> >> > says the filr is noe name.mdb.mad
> >> >
> >> > Make any sense to anyone?
> >> >
> >> > "JW" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Have you tried changing .mad to .mdb?
> >> >> "Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:4F214C97-A1BD-4B46-9C8B-E3D083C24919@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >I have an access file that is 585 MB that is Typed as a Microsoft
> >> >> >Office
> >> >> > Access Module Shortcut (.mad). Access 2003 will not open the file.
> >> >> > How
> >> >> > can
> >> >> > I change the typing to be the file and not a shortcut? I am on
> >> >> > Vista
> >> >> > Pro.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks in advance.
> >> >>
> >>
>

What happens when you try to change the name of the file from XXX.mdb.mad
to just XXX.mdb?

"Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FEC972F5-B620-43F2-B14F-560B4B4BACBE@microsoft.com...
>I agree. That is why I am looking for help. It is no making sense to me.
>
> Q
>
> "JW" wrote:
>
>> Then I do not understand how its extension got named xxxx.mdb.mad and not
>> just xxx.mdb when you changed it.
>>
>> "Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9200C0B4-62C3-4D00-A92A-C10784CFBD15@microsoft.com...
>> >I reconfirmed it, "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked.
>> >
>> > "JW" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Make sure in Windows Explorer/tools/Folder options/ View that you
>> >> do
>> >> not
>> >> have hide extensions for known file types.
>> >>
>> >> "Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:C0BD4FE4-5117-44D6-A5C3-8E4E4F01CA91@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I tried and in the document folder list the file does not show the
>> >> >extension,
>> >> > though all of the other files in that folder do show their
>> >> > extenstions.
>> >> > When
>> >> > I add ,mdb to the name the reult when I tried to open it the error
>> >> > message
>> >> > says the filr is noe name.mdb.mad
>> >> >
>> >> > Make any sense to anyone?
>> >> >
>> >> > "JW" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Have you tried changing .mad to .mdb?
>> >> >> "Q" <Q@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:4F214C97-A1BD-4B46-9C8B-E3D083C24919@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >I have an access file that is 585 MB that is Typed as a Microsoft
>> >> >> >Office
>> >> >> > Access Module Shortcut (.mad). Access 2003 will not open the
>> >> >> > file.
>> >> >> > How
>> >> >> > can
>> >> >> > I change the typing to be the file and not a shortcut? I am on
>> >> >> > Vista
>> >> >> > Pro.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks in advance.
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>