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Thread ID: 8798	2001-04-18 10:07:00	Sharing file over NT network	Guest (0)	Press F1

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11505	2001-04-18 10:07:00	Someone might create an excel spreadsheet and either use the file-sharing options or protected passwords for read/write etc. When there are a few users accessing it as you would expect the file seems to change its properties so that even the creator of the file can no longer get write access- even when no-one has it open.. This happens often and it needs a Save as- option to fix it. Often we are saving-as every day. Any ideas	Guest (0)
11506	2001-04-20 01:42:00	Hi John, try running netwatch from the NT4.0 resource kit. It may help you find out who's computer is retaining a file-lock on the spreadsheet. NT is usually quite fast at releasing locks when a file is closed, so it may be a flakey copy of Excel or a virus causing this problem.	Guest (0)
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