Database Corruption issues

[AirborneBob]

I created a database (Access '07, MS Office XP Pro) with a front end and a back end. The back end has the data tables and the front end has the forms, queries etc.

My friend has been using the database for about three weeks and has asked me to make minor changes to the front end a couple of times. Each time I made the changes and sent he the new front end, he would load it, relink the to the backend without any issues.

After the last update to the front end, my friend loaded it to his system as usual and tried to open it and got the following error:

The Microsoft Jet database engine could not find the object 'databases'. Make sure the object exists and that you spell its name and path name correctly."

This leads me to believe that the database is corrupt. The database on my system is still working just fine, but he can not do anything to get his up and running.

1. What does this error really mean?

2. How do I fix the problem?

My first thought was to delete the whole database from his system and reload what I had given him including the backend. He did this and still received the same error. He is frustrated because he is on a time schedule and I am frustrated because I have not run into this issue before.

Any insights from the experts here would be appreciated.

[puppydogbuddy]

I created a database (Access '07, MS Office XP Pro) with a front end and a back end. The back end has the data tables and the front end has the forms, queries etc.

My friend has been using the database for about three weeks and has asked me to make minor changes to the front end a couple of times. Each time I made the changes and sent he the new front end, he would load it, relink the to the backend without any issues.

After the last update to the front end, my friend loaded it to his system as usual and tried to open it and got the following error:

The Microsoft Jet database engine could not find the object 'databases'. Make sure the object exists and that you spell its name and path name correctly."

This leads me to believe that the database is corrupt. The database on my system is still working just fine, but he can not do anything to get his up and running.

1. What does this error really mean?

2. How do I fix the problem?

My first thought was to delete the whole database from his system and reload what I had given him including the backend. He did this and still received the same error. He is frustrated because he is on a time schedule and I am frustrated because I have not run into this issue before.

Any insights from the experts here would be appreciated.

Here are written instructions for diagnosing, recovering, and preventing corruption from 2 Access MVP's.

Recovering from corruption
http://allenbrowne.com/recover.html

Symptoms of corruption
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruption/symptoms.htm

Preventing Corruption
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-25.html

Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/corruptmdbs.htm