I've to thank all of you who helped. SQL Server 2014 for Windows 10 is nuts!

So, I left my laptop overnight and went to sleep with all the stuff...

I actually get Create file encountered operating system error 5(Access denied) ... Error 5123.

This is after I typed in the direct path & the .mdf.

Wow, it's already tomorrow. I could see those .mdf files from the Windows Explorer (File Manager) or DOS but when I cut&paste the directory to the Attach dialog in...

Thanks let me try will let u know if I succeed tmrw

You mentioned that I could move all these files from the standard directory, which is C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL12.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA to a non-default location.

Where might that be? And what should...

Sorry, I meant .mdf files & .ldf files.

I'm trying to look at my source code to recreate some of the tables so that I could start to collect data again.

But...

I don't have backups. But I do see my .mdb files. How do I open them using the new SQL 2014 instance?

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I reinstalled once after win 10 upgrade sans removal of existing SQL server 2014 installation. Then I found sp1 package & installed that. The I was able to get SQL...