I am having the same problem. My AutoRecover is set at 10 minutes, which
seems to be how often I get the message: Can not save while file is in use by
another process. Try saving the file with a new name. When I click OK, I then
get another message saying that AutoRecover has been postponed.
This was a known issue in Word 97. Even though you are using Word 2000
you may want to check this article and see if the same situation
applies: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=174162
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