Connecting To An Access DB On A SharePoint Site

I am attempting to use an Access (2007) db (.accdb) file located on a SharePoint site and am encountering problems connecting to it. The paths I have tried are:
http://xxx.yyyyyyy.company.com/sites/xxxx/TeamSite/buildsupport/MW/Work%20Effort/Access_DB.accdb
and
xxx.yyyyyyy.company.com\sites\xxxx\TeamSite\buildsupport\MW\Work%20Effor\Access_DB.accdb
Any assistance would be appreciated. I am using CR XIr2.
Thanks!

Hmmmm, ok, will try ODBC (don't know why I didn't think to do it earlier).
Thanks - will post whether it works or not.

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Hi,
According to your description, my understanding is that only one user cannot access the site even though he has the right permission.
I recommend to verify the things below:
Check the permission of the user in the site to see if the permission is right.
Is http://<siteurl:2345> a new site collection ? Can the user access other pages except the home page in
http://<siteurl:1234>?
Grant needed permission to the user in the web application to see if the issue still occurs.
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Check the ULS log for detailed error message.
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