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cannot save modified file with the same filename
I recently bought a new system with Win7 Home Premium and Word 2007. I copied
all of my address files (.doc) over to the new system. I notice that when I open one of these .doc files and change it I cannot save it back to the same filename. The Save As dialog box repeatedly pops up until I either cancel the save or save the document with a different name. I can always save the document with a different name and then delete the original file and rename the newly saved file. Once the file is changed I have no problem changing that file again and saving it. This only happens on the first attempt at modification. I have about 100 address files and can reproduce this every time. I open the file by navigating to the folder that contains the address files and double-clicking the file to bring up Word 2007. The same thing happens if I start Word first and use File-Open to open the address file. |
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cannot save modified file with the same filename
Hello eadgman
eadgman wrote: I recently bought a new system with Win7 Home Premium and Word 2007. I copied all of my address files (.doc) over to the new system. I notice that when I open one of these .doc files and change it I cannot save it back to the same filename. The Save As dialog box repeatedly pops up until I either cancel the save or save the document with a different name. I can always save the document with a different name and then delete the original file and rename the newly saved file. Once the file is changed I have no problem changing that file again and saving it. This only happens on the first attempt at modification. I have about 100 address files and can reproduce this every time. I open the file by navigating to the folder that contains the address files and double-clicking the file to bring up Word 2007. The same thing happens if I start Word first and use File-Open to open the address file. sounds like the files have been copied to a CD-ROM or a similar medium and from there to the new system. By default, they would be read-only (because they really _are_ read-only on a CD-ROM and keep that flag on the new PC). Bulk-removing the flag should do the trick (you can do this in Explorer). HTH Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MSFT | \ / | MVP | Scientific Reports X Against HTML | for | with Word? / \ in e-mail & news | Word | http://www.masteringword.eu/ |
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They were copied over to the target machine on my home network (map a share
and copy). I see no indication under file properties to indicate they are read-only. I have reproduced this on a second Win7 machine by copying these same documents from the original XP system to the second target Win7 system. "Robert M. Franz [RMF]" wrote: Hello eadgman eadgman wrote: I recently bought a new system with Win7 Home Premium and Word 2007. I copied all of my address files (.doc) over to the new system. I notice that when I open one of these .doc files and change it I cannot save it back to the same filename. The Save As dialog box repeatedly pops up until I either cancel the save or save the document with a different name. I can always save the document with a different name and then delete the original file and rename the newly saved file. Once the file is changed I have no problem changing that file again and saving it. This only happens on the first attempt at modification. I have about 100 address files and can reproduce this every time. I open the file by navigating to the folder that contains the address files and double-clicking the file to bring up Word 2007. The same thing happens if I start Word first and use File-Open to open the address file. sounds like the files have been copied to a CD-ROM or a similar medium and from there to the new system. By default, they would be read-only (because they really _are_ read-only on a CD-ROM and keep that flag on the new PC). Bulk-removing the flag should do the trick (you can do this in Explorer). HTH Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MSFT | \ / | MVP | Scientific Reports X Against HTML | for | with Word? / \ in e-mail & news | Word | http://www.masteringword.eu/ . |
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eadgman wrote:
They were copied over to the target machine on my home network (map a share and copy). I see no indication under file properties to indicate they are read-only. I have reproduced this on a second Win7 machine by copying these same documents from the original XP system to the second target Win7 system. [..] I've found a post in a web forum that describes a possible solution; see the last and esp. the 2nd last post he http://help.lockergnome.com/office/W...ict951118.html HTH Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MSFT | \ / | MVP | Scientific Reports X Against HTML | for | with Word? / \ in e-mail & news | Word | http://www.masteringword.eu/ |
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Thanks, Robert. I had seen these possible solutions before posting here on
the 24th. None of the suggestions listed helped. I tried them all except for the MyDocuments suggestion (which I will try today). "Robert M. Franz [RMF]" wrote: eadgman wrote: They were copied over to the target machine on my home network (map a share and copy). I see no indication under file properties to indicate they are read-only. I have reproduced this on a second Win7 machine by copying these same documents from the original XP system to the second target Win7 system. [..] I've found a post in a web forum that describes a possible solution; see the last and esp. the 2nd last post he http://help.lockergnome.com/office/W...ict951118.html HTH Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MSFT | \ / | MVP | Scientific Reports X Against HTML | for | with Word? / \ in e-mail & news | Word | http://www.masteringword.eu/ . |
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cannot save modified file with the same filename
Tried the My documents suggestion but it did not help. The only difference I
can see between a file I can save and one I cannot is the "Details" tab under file properties is populated more fully for the file I can save back to. "eadgman" wrote: Thanks, Robert. I had seen these possible solutions before posting here on the 24th. None of the suggestions listed helped. I tried them all except for the MyDocuments suggestion (which I will try today). "Robert M. Franz [RMF]" wrote: eadgman wrote: They were copied over to the target machine on my home network (map a share and copy). I see no indication under file properties to indicate they are read-only. I have reproduced this on a second Win7 machine by copying these same documents from the original XP system to the second target Win7 system. [..] I've found a post in a web forum that describes a possible solution; see the last and esp. the 2nd last post he http://help.lockergnome.com/office/W...ict951118.html HTH Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MSFT | \ / | MVP | Scientific Reports X Against HTML | for | with Word? / \ in e-mail & news | Word | http://www.masteringword.eu/ . |
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