What is the Access Service Pack and why do I need it?
The Service Pack fixes a number of irritating problems that causes an internal database flag that is used to determine the state of data in the database to be erroneously set, sometimes causing the error message “Couldn’t open SYSTEM.MDA.” In order to work around this problem, customers have to run the repair utility on the database, a process that can be lengthy for large databases. The problem does not cause damage to the database or data in it, but can be inconvenient. The Service Pack also includes updated OLE dynamic-link library (DLL) files that allow third-party OLE custom controls to run in Microsoft Access 2.0, updated Paradox, Btrieve, and xBASE ISAM drivers, and an updated Setup Wizard. The Service Pack contains The Microsoft Jet database engine version 2.5. This is an updated version of the database engine that ships with Microsoft Access 2.0 and Microsoft Visual Basic version 3.0. The Microsoft Jet database engine has been modified to enhance database repair functionality
