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Expanding table size

Hi there,
I have a database with a table. I reached the limit of 255 columns. I attached a new table with a one-to-one relationship. If I use this in a form, I get the message: exceeded 255 data fields.
I feed 4 different forms from one query, should I seperate the data in query, to make it work.
any other ideas?
Thanks Josh
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As I found out, I am using 120columns in my table. Technically I should be able to use more...but Access tells me NO MORE!
The design is poor, there is no question about that. I came the the game, when most of it was done already. I am going to clean up, too. But by boss'es requests are more important right now.
Just to let you know:
Access2003 kept rows in the table "reserved" and were not accesseble any more. I converted the DB into 2007, complete and got few error messages. I deleted the tables and the quesries and all is good now. Even though, Access asked you to use the 2007 system, it did not convert the database!
>...but Access tells me NO MORE!
Can you provide a screen shot of this error?  Access tables support 255 columns.