Can no longer save due to permission error

[atc]

I am running OS X 10.2.8 and Word 2001 in the classic environment.
All of a sudden now, I get an error after I open a file and attmept to
save it. The office assistant tells me I do not have permission
enough to save the file. Everything worked great for some time. But
now if I try to save and it tells me I don't have enough permission,
and then I try to go around it and save as and rename the file, it
makes both files vanish. I have checked the permiussions in OS X and
they seem to be correct.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[Doc Overkill]

I have checked the permiussions in OS X and
they seem to be correct.

I would try the repair permissions option instead and see if it helps.
Couldn't hurt, at any rate.
_dennis

 

[atc]

Tried the repairing permissions to no avail, but here is a weird
update. On the suggestion of someone, I turned off the option to
allow "fast saves" and this seems to have corrected the problem for
now. What exactly does that do and why would it be a problem?

 

[Beth Rosengard]

Hi ATC,

Here's a technical response: Allow Fast Saves is evil . Seriously, turn
it off and leave it off. I don't know specifically why it caused the
permissions problem but it is renowned for causing document corruption. Use
"Always Make Backup" instead.

--
Beth Rosengard
Mac MVP

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