Applied Sp2 and now can not Onenote is read only

[Don]

How to correct

 

[Chris H.]

What SP2? If you're talking about the Office 2003 SP2, try opening OneNote
and going to Help/Detect and Repair.... and repairing OneNote. Restart your
system, and it should work.
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
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[Don]

This did not work. Thanks for the try. It is still in read-only mode after I
past from the Internet. Rebooting and read only is reset.

 

[Chris H.]

You may have one of two situations involved here. Try check these Microsoft
Knowledge Base articles about locked files, and see if one applies: (1)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;830872 or (2)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829244
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[Don]

Option 1 does not apply as I have no sharepoint services.
Option 2 does not apply as I am on windows XP professional SP2.

I did not have this problem before Onenote 2003 went to SP2. The problem
occurs only when I paste a copy from the internet site.

 

[Chris H.]

Then it is locked from that site, Don. According to the Microsoft KB
article here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;831034 if the item
is in a shared notebook which is open. I hope this is a correct
interpretation of what you're stating. If not perhaps someone else will
have an idea.
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Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
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[Don]

Thanks for all the help and advice. Your last post put me on the trail of the
cause.
It is not caused by a shared notebook, since I am the only one on my network.
I disabled Norton Internet Security and Onenote is working as I expected. I
suspect the problem is Norton Internet Security/Personal Firewall/
Configure/Programs and the ability to update or add programs as they are
upgraded.

Again Thanks. Onenote works and now off to pursue the next fix. Norton
Internet Security.

Don

 

[Chris H.]

Good deal, Don. Glad you found it. BTW, to get away from the Norton
"invasion" on your system, a lot of us use either of two very fine FREE
anti-virus programs: AVG or Avast! They're not only cost-effective, but
very efficient and non-intrusive.
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone -

 

[Steve Silverwood]

Thanks for all the help and advice. Your last post put me on the trail of the
cause.
It is not caused by a shared notebook, since I am the only one on my network.
I disabled Norton Internet Security and Onenote is working as I expected. I
suspect the problem is Norton Internet Security/Personal Firewall/
Configure/Programs and the ability to update or add programs as they are
upgraded.

Again Thanks. Onenote works and now off to pursue the next fix. Norton
Internet Security.

Don, one thing you might want to think about. Unless you have a
specific need for some feature that Norton Internet Security (NIS) or
Norton Personal Firewall (NPF) offer, you can probably ditch it in favor
of the firewall that Windows XP SP2 provides. I've not found much in
the way of features that NIS or NPF have which I need, and the programs
use up so much in the way of memory and other resources that they cause
more problems than they help. If you truly need a firewall program, you
might want to consider one of the other products on the market, such as
ZoneAlarm.

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-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email: (e-mail address removed)

 

[Steve Silverwood]

Good deal, Don. Glad you found it. BTW, to get away from the Norton
"invasion" on your system, a lot of us use either of two very fine FREE
anti-virus programs: AVG or Avast! They're not only cost-effective, but
very efficient and non-intrusive.

Chris -- Don's problem was with Norton's firewall software, not with
their anti-virus program. (See my reply to Don.)

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-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email: (e-mail address removed)

 

[Chris H.]

I wrap anything from Norton/Symantec in the same package because it is
all very intrusive. I cleaned up a computer for a lady which Gateway
actually sold with Windows XP on it at 128 MB RAM - including 64 for shared
graphics. She had the System Works on there, updated mind you, and four
separate virus infections, plus over 900 spyware/malware/Trojans, etc. Once
I cleaned out the infections, I also uninstalled Norton's SW, and the
machine has been running flawlessly for about five months now with Windows
Firewall and AVG patrolling, along with regular AdAware scans.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone -

 

[Steve Silverwood]

I wrap anything from Norton/Symantec in the same package because it is
all very intrusive. I cleaned up a computer for a lady which Gateway
actually sold with Windows XP on it at 128 MB RAM - including 64 for shared
graphics. She had the System Works on there, updated mind you, and four
separate virus infections, plus over 900 spyware/malware/Trojans, etc. Once
I cleaned out the infections, I also uninstalled Norton's SW, and the
machine has been running flawlessly for about five months now with Windows
Firewall and AVG patrolling, along with regular AdAware scans.

Actually, their =Corporate= antivirus software isn't bad at all. It's
just not something that's available to the everyday user.

And I wouldn't want to be caught dead in my IT job without Ghost (or at
least an equivalent) for deploying systems. (Is there a pun in there
somewhere?)

It's just the consumer stuff that's a little too much sometimes.

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-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email: (e-mail address removed)