In access they must have their options turned on to show system objects.
If you go to Tools Menu -> Options -> General Tab..
There are checkboxes for "System Objects" and "Hidden Objects" if you unselect those then these tables will now show up when you try to link to them via ODBC.
Thanks.
Mohit.
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