Annoying "In Use" Message, How to Stop It?

[Jeff]

WIN XP - WORD 97

Whe I open a document from WORD 97 all goes as expected.

When I open a document by double clicking on the file name in Windows
Explorer or by double clicking on an attached WORD document in an
e-mail the document loads but soon after throws up a warning panel
telling me the documnet is "in use" by me already and asking if I'd
like to make a copy.

How do I rid myself of the annoyance of having to click "cancel" on
this warning panel every time I open a file that way? It doesen't seem
to happen when I use WORD 97 that way on other peoples computers.

Thanks Guys,

Jeff

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

See the article "I keep getting files that I am working on locked for
editing. Word only allows me to open them read-only" at:

http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/LockedFiles.htm


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Doug Robbins - Word MVP