In most cases, the 5x drivers should work. In Paradox, most tables take on the lowest level compatable with their structure, i.e. unless the table needs features which were introduced in the later versions. If you have Paradox, then load up the table in TUTILITY and it will tell you the version (level) table. Come to think of it, in my VB2 days, you had to tell VB that the table was EXTERNAL, and I think entries were required in the INI file (now, presumably, the registry).