This is a strange one, but when opening up files in word, sometimes a file
will open up as read only , sometimes it will just open up normally. There
doesnt seem to be any pattern as to why it does this, if a file though opens
up as read only, you can close it, open it straight back up and it will be a
normal file again.

I have checked around the net for differing reasons as to why it does this,
I have checked for macro viruses, also made sure that save and open settings
are not being set to read only and also checked the folder and parent folders
to make sure they are not read only. Everything seems to be as it should be
but it still does this.

I am running Word 2002 with service pack 3 installed. We are currently
running on a windows server 2000 network. Should you need anything else just
let me know.

My last guess is a networking problem but would not know where to start in
regards to this, but i dont want to mess around there unless i have to.

Thanks for any advice anyone can give me.

Let me take a wild stab at it:

When you open it and it randomly looks like a read-only file, you have
opened it from, say, Outlook by double-clicking an attachment. Or, you have
it already open in another Word window. Or somebody else does that is logged
on to your machine. And when it's not read-only, you have opened it from a
folder.

"Adrian H" wrote:

This is a strange one, but when opening up files in word, sometimes a file
will open up as read only , sometimes it will just open up normally. There
doesnt seem to be any pattern as to why it does this, if a file though opens
up as read only, you can close it, open it straight back up and it will be a
normal file again.

I have checked around the net for differing reasons as to why it does this,
I have checked for macro viruses, also made sure that save and open settings
are not being set to read only and also checked the folder and parent folders
to make sure they are not read only. Everything seems to be as it should be
but it still does this.

I am running Word 2002 with service pack 3 installed. We are currently
running on a windows server 2000 network. Should you need anything else just
let me know.

My last guess is a networking problem but would not know where to start in
regards to this, but i dont want to mess around there unless i have to.

Thanks for any advice anyone can give me.

Or it is a file that has been copied from a CD and the RO flag not cleared.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Kevin8237" wrote in message
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Let me take a wild stab at it:

When you open it and it randomly looks like a read-only file, you have
opened it from, say, Outlook by double-clicking an attachment. Or, you
have
it already open in another Word window. Or somebody else does that is
logged
on to your machine. And when it's not read-only, you have opened it from
a
folder.

"Adrian H" wrote:

This is a strange one, but when opening up files in word, sometimes a
file
will open up as read only , sometimes it will just open up normally.
There
doesnt seem to be any pattern as to why it does this, if a file though
opens
up as read only, you can close it, open it straight back up and it will
be a
normal file again.

I have checked around the net for differing reasons as to why it does
this,
I have checked for macro viruses, also made sure that save and open
settings
are not being set to read only and also checked the folder and parent
folders
to make sure they are not read only. Everything seems to be as it should
be
but it still does this.

I am running Word 2002 with service pack 3 installed. We are currently
running on a windows server 2000 network. Should you need anything else
just
let me know.

My last guess is a networking problem but would not know where to start
in
regards to this, but i dont want to mess around there unless i have to.

Thanks for any advice anyone can give me.