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Hi,<br />
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We have Windows Server 2003 with shared folders. &nbsp;The MAC OS X can open the shared excel files fine. &nbsp;However, if the file is open on the MAC, the PC users cannot open a read-only version. &nbsp;Apparently this worked ok until we upgraded from Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003.<br />
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Can anybody shed some light?<br />
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Many thanks,<br />
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JR
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Hi,

We have Windows Server 2003 with shared folders.  The MAC OS X can open the shared excel files fine.  However, if the file is open on the MAC, the PC users cannot open a read-only version.  Apparently this worked ok until we upgraded from Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003.

Can anybody shed some light?

Many thanks,

JR

Excel files open on a mac are not allowed to be open from a PC

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