On 10/31/06 11:16 PM, Bob Aldridge wrote: > Version X. Not 2004. In v2004, there are three choices when you hold down the option key -- compact database, typical rebuild, and a more extensive rebuild. I don't remember whether vX had those choices -- if it did, you might try one of the other choices and see if you can get through it. How big is the database? vX had a limitation of 2GB; if you hit that number, your database was done for, literally. (v2004 removed that limitation, for future reference -- not that it helps you right now.) ~Linda