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Bogus File and Directory Read Only Attribute
We're running SBS2003 SP2 with XP Workstations and are having issues with MS Word and Excel saying a file stored in a shared directory on the server is Read Only when it's not. If we open the file in question by double clicking on it in Explorer, it opens no problem. If we open the same file through Excel, the file will open but it reads as Read Only. The work around is to save it to my desktop and then re-save it to the network shared directory. There are also times when I go to save a non-read only file in Excel to the shared drive, ann an error message appears the the drive is Read Only, which it's not. I know this all sounds wierd but it's true. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Office 2003 SP3
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The XP workstations are properly setup. The read Only issue is the same when I login as the Adminstrator. I checked open files and Shared folders in Computer management and found that the drive in which the files are located was read only. Thanks for your suggestions, our issue seems to be resolved.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/12/29/how-to-disable-read-only-protected-view-in-office-2010/