Simple Access protection

[ErikJan]

Have several Access db-es. When I use these, all should be possible (wrt editing and making changes). The dbs are also available in a public location elsewhere however and there, when people open and use these files, I want them to USE the files only and prevent any changes. I'd like other users not to type passwords or do any fancy stuff. There's a lot of info on the net but I don't seem to be able to extract a simple minimal approach to do what I need. This doesn't have to be super safe but it should work for normal use.
A complicating factor is that Access 2003 is part of the versions still in use... (I know, I should change, but there are reasons why that is not obvious)

[HansV]

By "prevent any changes", do you mean changes to the design of the database, or do you mean changed to the data stored in the database?

[ErikJan]

both I guess.

[HansV]

The easiest solution would be to make the .mdb file read-only, or place it in a folder in which end users have read-only permission. That way, users wouldn't be able to alter the design or to edit data. They could still copy the database.

[ErikJan]

OK, thanks, we'll check that