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PPT97: File Being Modified Message Attempting to Open File

Article ID: 193850

Article Last Modified on 11/9/2000

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This article was previously published under Q193850

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to open a PowerPoint presentation from a network share on a Windows NT Server, you may receive the following message:
<Filename> is being modified by <Username>. Do you want to open it as read-only?
You receive this message, even though the domain user (Username) on your network, does not have the file open.

CAUSE

This error may occur if a third user, who has read-only rights to the share, opened the file as read-only and is viewing the file. PowerPoint sees that the file is in use and uses the name of the person who last modified the file.

RESOLUTION

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

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Additional query words: ppt ppt97 ppt8 8.0 powerpnt powerpt powerpoint97 nt nt4 4.0 domain user logged open read-only readonly read only locked blocked opening opened server shared permissions

Keywords: kbbug kbnetwork kbpending kbusage KB193850


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