permission to modify file

[SuziL]

I have recently installed Office 2007 with Vista. When I am working on Word
documents I get an intermittent message that the file could not be saved
because it may be read-only or I may not have permission to modify the file.
All users appear to have full permissions in the Security section and
read-only is not selected in Properties. The error message also mentions
Auto-correct. A previous post mentions clearing the temporary file folder,
but I cannot find this in Vista. Any ideas anyone?

 

[Summer]

If you don't get an answer here there is a
vista.general newsgroup also.

 

[SuziL]

I should add that the error message I get is "Your AutoCorrect File
C/Users/..../AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Office/MSO3081.acl could not be saved.
The file may be read-only, or you may not have permission to modify the
file."

I don't know why it is using Autocorrect anyway and I also cannot disable
Autocorrect - but I canot work or save any documents while this message is
appearing.

 

[Summer]

Try an Office repair and diagnostics and see if that works (did you reboot)?

 

[SuziL]

Summer. thank you for your help. I have tried the Office Repair but it says
there is no problem and also rebooted but no joy. I am now thinking it is an
Autocorrect fault. The error message mentions that it cannot find the file
....MSO3081.acl but the only .acl I can find on my computer is MSO2057.acl
which is called an Autocorrect List File. The error message appears usually
whenever I type a space, hyphen, slash, tab or anything like that. Any other
ideas?

 

[Summer]

Yes, a few things:

First create a New Profile (thanks to Herb Tyson it worked for him he had
identical problem I had but did not work for me) it might do the trick in
this instance. A bit of work but not too bad.

Turn off all autocorrect features - see what happens.

Note though in 2007
Office Button
Word Options
Proofing
AutoCorrect

there is a new Math option feature. Do any of your AutoCorrect entries use
"\" (directory slash) it interferes with MS now because of new Math feature.

If you have time send the error and all its details to MS Support - they
respond you are allowed 90 days from first support question (don't quote me
but it goes something like that). They go back and forth but I could not
wait any longer 5 days was way too long for me and they did suggest a
Registry setting in the end but I'd removed it by repartitioning my hard
disk but I am not on a large network - just two machines.

I personally have found with 2007 there are registry settings that need
removing or changing so if a new User Profile does not work it is Support or
wipe the hard disk (drastic). I uninstalled office and still had the error.

That's it one of them will work for you.

Good luck.