Thanks for the suggestions.  It was a failing hard drive that was causing
the problem.  Now I have some work to do to bring everything back to where
I want it to be.

On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 6:10 AM, Gene Young <n2...@cfl.rr.com> wrote:

> Dave,
> Brian gave an explanation in another email.  If shutting down does not
> work the next step is to search for and delete all files with an .ldb (lock
> data base) extension.
>
>  From Microsoft:
>  "Although .LDB files are typically removed when all users have closed the
> database, one or more .LDB files may occasionally be left behind. When this
> occurs, these files are safe to delete - they will be re-created the next
> time"
>
> This file will prevent "another" instance of legacy from opening as it
> thinks it is already open.
>
>
> On 6/27/2016 7:17 PM, Dave Johnson wrote:
>
>> Nothing has worked so far.  I have unplugged all internet connections and
>> completely rebooted several times but still cannot open Legacy because of
>> the same error.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> Dave Johnson
>>
>>
>
>
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> http://myyoungs.atspace.com/index.htm
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