hi i ask this question before but i didnot get a correct answer i am trying to connect to a database in microsoft access,i make the useual steps i make when i am using visual studio 2002 which is openning the server explorer ,make new connection ,drop the connection component into the formbut when i am droping the oledbadapter component into the form ,and start making the settings to generate the commands ,after selecting the table rows needed i have this error when clicking finish error:connection couldnot be opened because of the following error :format of the initializing string doesnot conform to the oledb specificationwhile my connection string is:this.oleDbConnection1.ConnectionString = @"Jet OLEDB:Global Partial Bulk Ops=2;Jet OLEDB:Registry Path=;Jet OLEDB:Database Locking Mode=1;Data Source=""C:\Documents and Settings\ME\My Documents\ado1.mdb"";Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=5;Provider=""Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0"";Jet OLEDB:System database=;Jet OLEDB:SFP=False;persist security info=False;Extended Properties=;Mode=""ReadWrite|Share Deny None"";Jet OLEDB:Encrypt Database=False;Jet OLEDB:Create System Database=False;Jet OLEDB:Don't Copy Locale on Compact=False;Jet OLEDB:Compact Without Replica Repair=False;User ID=Admin;Jet OLEDB:Global Bulk Transactions=1";in 2002 version the steps works fine ,but in 2003 version i have this errori wish that any one can help in thisthanks