title: SQL schemas - dbo.<tablename> has to go
body: <p>I'm still pretty new to SQL and all the related issues that resemble mine really don't clarify anything. My problem is this:
  We have a widely used piece of administration software, which can either use MDB or SQL.
  Some time ago, I migrated the MDB to a new SQL server instance, this setup has been running smoothly for some time now. I no longer had some of the drawbacks that an Access database has.</p>
  
  <p>Now, a new piece of software we're using connects to that same database to append data. It can also be set to either MDB or SQL mode.
  The problem is, when that software solution is set to SQL mode, it can't find the tables because they all have dbo. as a prefix. Instead of tbl(tablename) it now reads dbo.tbl(tablename) in the management studio.
  If I convert the database back to MDB format, the tables read normally and this new software solution can read the tables fine in MDB mode.
  This is frustrating me as every thread on this kind of explains some stuff about SQL schemas and ownership but it's all pretty vague.
  I think if I can remove the dbo. prefix from all the objects in the database, this new software solution can find the tables again, and the main administrative software should too.</p>
  
  <p>Please note that I'm a novice as far as SQL goes</p>