# PLease help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help/39855>\
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**Created:** [January 12, 2004, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help/39855 "2004-01-12T05:54:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help/39855/1 "2004-01-12T05:54:53Z")

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How do you prepare a Microsoft Database to be written on disc?  
I can do it, but It ALWAYS opens from the disc as “read only”  
How to I prevent this?  
Thanks in advance!  
JM