Question : Linked table cannot be modified?

I'm working on an Database created by a former co-worker which links data from a dbase 5.0 database with Access 2000.  The dbase data needs to be deleted from within Access and my former managed to accomplish this in Access 97 using a delete query but with the upgrade to 2000 it now fails.  The error I get is "Could not Delete from Specified Tables."  The Database is not read only and all other help from inside Access hasn't worked or isn't allowed.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Please keep it as simple as possible since I'm a definite novice.
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Answer : Linked table cannot be modified?

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