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Word opens document as read-only

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by nmartineau

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We have Win2K computers running Office XP. Intermittently, users close a document and save it to the server, when they double-click to open it again, it opens as read-only. The only work-around we have found so far is to either have the user rightclick on the document and choose open or open Word first, then open the document. Anyone know why this happens and/or any fixes? Thanks in advance for any help!

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by dklippert

Try re-registering Word.
Go to Start>Run and enter the following command:

winword /r

There is a space before the forward slash.
BTW, you can do the same with other apps:

excel /regserver
powerpnt /regserver
msaccess /regserver

by timthetoolman

Hi,

Do they open it again straight away? It could be that the server is still actually writing the file and hasn't closed it yet.

If you open a word document that is "open", I believe word automatically opens it as read only.

A workaround would be to simply wait a few seconds before opening it again.

Cheers,
Tim.

by philthegreat

Only happen to this file?
Why not change the attribute of this file directly, re-set its Read-only attribute.

by gigelul

Check permission of the folder that contain the files. Minumum allowed must be for the owner of the documents. When you save a document the permissions will be reset at the folder permissions.

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