file is locked for editing

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"" wrote:
> When I try to open a XL file from a common directory on a
> network
> drive I get the message File is locked for editing etc. No one
>
> has the file open. We're a small office so I checked everyone.
> I can open other Excel files in the same folder just fine. The
>
> folder is mark for full control for all domain users.
> Any ideas how to get the lock off this file?
>
> gls858

Restart the computer it is stored on.

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Sharon F wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 15:52:52 -0500, gls858 wrote:
>
>
>>When I try to open a XL file from a common directory on a network
>>drive I get the message File is locked for editing etc. No one
>>has the file open. We're a small office so I checked everyone.
>>I can open other Excel files in the same folder just fine. The
>>folder is mark for full control for all domain users.
>>Any ideas how to get the lock off this file?
>>
>>gls858
>
>
> I have a vague recollection of an Office or Windows bug that was eventually
> fixed with an update. It applied only to Office files (not other file
> types) reporting false "file is locked" status when accessing the files on
> a network share. You could ask in the Excel forums about this problem. The
> folks there would be more familiar with the details and resolution.
>

Thank you both for your suggestions. I did find a KB article
concerning this but it didn't seem to apply. We solved the problem
by renaming and copying the file to another directory.


gls858