So the effect is habitually reproducible but it’s not even consistent with the number of saves it will allow before it goes to its false “readĪpparently, it's a known Windows/Office bug that affects, strangely, not everybody: Word presented me with the “Save as” dialogue when I attempted the fifth save.
I’ve tried creating a new Word 2003 file on Windows 7 and copying the data from the XP-created file thereto. Therefore it is a problem with Windows 7 or at least a problem with files created on XP … No problem there: it seems that I can save this same open file as many savesĪs I like on XP indeed I had no problem with this file on my previous desktop computer running XP. I have tested the problem file on my laptop that is still running Windows XP. However, regardless of the circumstances, an examination of the properties for this file, at all times, indicates that the file is NOT “read only”. On cancelling the save, in the title bar of Word is added to the file name the suffix “(Read-Only)”. (I do recall some 5-6 years ago, under Windows XP, when regularly saving an open Excel file that the same quirk used to pop up occasionally, but never Read only and it is a nuisance having to delete and rename the resulting multiple files all the time.
Why is my word document suddenly read only update#
I have a Word file that I usually have openĪnd regularly update and “save” but after doing only a couple of “saves” of the open file Word decides that the file will thereafter be “read-only” and presents me with the “save as” dialogue the file is NOT
Why is my word document suddenly read only pro#
I very recently upgraded to Windows 7 Pro 圆4 on new stand-alone hardware.
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