File in use by myself

[Carla Holfeld]

O/S: Windows 2000
Word 97

Opening files on a Microsoft network through Word or My
Computer comes up with "File in use by " the person trying
to open the file. The file is not in use by anyone of
course. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

 

[&:-jesse\)]

Carla,

see...

http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/LockedFiles.htm

jesse

 

[Carla Holfeld]

One note, this happens on a brand new installation of
Office 97 and Windows 2000. This happens right from the
start. There are no locked files.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/DocInUse.htm

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[Beth Melton]

Hi Carla,

If you are opening the documents outside of Word, rather than using
File/Open, then it could be that you need to recreate the file
associations. Go to Start/Run and run:

winword /r

Note the space before the forward slash.

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