http://forums.cnet.com/ The latest posts in Word files suddenly become read only. http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/cobd/cnet/cnet_88x31.gif http://forums.cnet.com/ 31 88 CNET.com CNET http://www.cnet.com For me the problem was solved with the Win 7 service pack update earlier this year ... ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5457723.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5457723.html 15 May 2013 18:20:17 PDT I have run into the same problem with swapping documents back and forth on our home network with mine and my wife's comp ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5457666.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5457666.html 15 May 2013 14:17:12 PDT Whooppeeeeee! Am I imagining things or has the latest Microsoft update finally fixed this most irritating problem ... ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5424752.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5424752.html 15 Feb 2013 14:42:35 PST Interesting, I still use Office 2003 and when I was using XP I had no trouble (only very rarely with an open Excel file ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5424007.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5424007.html 13 Feb 2013 15:19:05 PST This happens all the time to me and it's incredibly frustrating.<br>I am constantly having to resave a file with a diffe ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5423972.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5423972.html 13 Feb 2013 12:47:03 PST Same Problem -For &quot;Save as&quot; I created a new file name.-<br><br>Instead of xyz1, I did a &quot;save as&quot; xy ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5420359.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5420359.html 04 Feb 2013 22:50:53 PST I looked for details but came up empty. Such as which Word, what patches you have and more.<br><br>There were a lot of ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5393197.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5393197.html 05 Dec 2012 08:25:35 PST No, did not work for me ... got only three consecutive saves of the open file before Win7 applied the &quot;read only&qu ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5393052.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5393052.html 04 Dec 2012 20:46:40 PST After I upgraded to Win 7 I had the same problem and was able to solve it for all my documents/files at once. In WORD, ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5392767.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5392767.html 04 Dec 2012 09:55:39 PST I was having the same problem with Word 2010 after a clean reinstall of Windows 7. I could overwrite, move, and delete ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5334571.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5334571.html 12 Jul 2012 10:17:45 PDT What I do, when this annoying thing happens to me on Microsoft XP, is I simply copy the document using edit / select all ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5315123.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5315123.html 25 May 2012 03:47:29 PDT &quot;now watch closely everyone before everything goes horribly wrong&quot;<br><br>I can only guess this hasn't bit you ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5299052.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5299052.html 14 Apr 2012 11:40:24 PDT This has been a problem for the past few months. It happens to me about once a week. I'm running Windows Vista and Word ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5298514.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5298514.html 12 Apr 2012 18:09:53 PDT <u><b><a href="http://itexpertvoice.com/home/fixing-the-windows-7-read-only-folder-blues/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5265957.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5265957.html 26 Jan 2012 12:26:14 PST I'm using Office 2003 on Windows 7 x64 on new Intel i7 hardware with 12GB of RAM. <br> <br>My now problem Word files are ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5265994.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5265994.html 26 Jan 2012 12:21:47 PST I'm using Office 2003 on Windows 7 x64 on new Intel i7<br>hardware with 12GB of RAM.<br><br>My now problem Word files ar ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5265984.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5265984.html 26 Jan 2012 13:04:50 PST Hi, <br>Answer probably too late for you but it might be of help to other people searching for answers. <br>The problem ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5265716.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5265716.html 26 Jan 2012 03:06:59 PST The usual ideas are already covered. Including the folder permissions, inheritance and more.<br><br>I have seen this pr ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5263960.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5263960.html 22 Jan 2012 12:48:27 PST This started happening to me today. Some facts:<br><br>1. There is no CD. I created two files from scratch within Word ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5263937.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5263937.html 22 Jan 2012 12:43:16 PST I had similar problem with MSWord 2003, after copy pasting all Document folders to a new Hard Drive, while upgrading to ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5256323.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5256323.html 05 Jan 2012 19:42:00 PST And I only get the great support on the 2 enterprise software titles we have. The rest are as good as you wrote.<br><br ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5245072.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5245072.html 12 Dec 2011 15:40:15 PST Ah! Mr. Bob!<br><br>You still on the old question! Okay!<br><br>May be because they (the MS support; no matter HOW unear ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5245053.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5245053.html 12 Dec 2011 15:34:54 PST You or your company paid for this in a suitcase of cash. My question was missing a word but I still wonder why a person ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5239472.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5239472.html 01 Dec 2011 10:18:10 PST Phone?! Support?! You must have<br>not<br>said this to me, right? This is my first post here.<br>Thx ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5238785.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5238785.html 30 Nov 2011 01:12:00 PST Why would you be on the phone getting your money's worth for that version. That version is very expensive and included ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5238549.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5238549.html 29 Nov 2011 12:56:02 PST H! Everyone<br>Looks like some people are REALLY frustrated at this problem. HERE IS THE SOLUTION, TADAN...!!!<br>I also ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5238139.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5238139.html 29 Nov 2011 08:29:23 PST I deleted your other post by the way, thank you for alerting us to it. For some reason, may be copy/paste, HTML formatti ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5236588.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5236588.html 26 Nov 2011 04:28:55 PST Same problem here.<br>Windows 7 / Word 2003 false &quot;read-only&quot; problem<br>I very recently upgraded to Windows 7 ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5236532.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5236532.html 25 Nov 2011 19:52:12 PST At the office they have that and never happens. HOWEVER there are some hundred SECURITY ADD ONS (antivirus, other?) tha ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5208199.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5208199.html 25 Sep 2011 12:29:49 PDT CNET doesn't have a direct line to Microsoft so telling them here to solve their problems is likely not going to get thr ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5206987.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5206987.html 22 Sep 2011 12:51:06 PDT We experience the same thing, and you are right, you should not have to jump through hoops to do simple normal things. M ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5206930.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5206930.html 22 Sep 2011 11:00:44 PDT Just uncheck the readonly box in properties or Explorer.<br><br>The cause is somewhat of a mystery but the clue is the u ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5175542.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5175542.html 27 Jul 2011 17:01:59 PDT This is happening to me, were you able to fix it?? ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5175155.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5175155.html 27 Jul 2011 12:50:29 PDT If the file is on the CD, it matters but you didn't write if there was or was not a CD in play. ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5170346.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5170346.html 20 Jul 2011 14:04:46 PDT It is completely frustrating. It is not an eval version of Word, it is not a networked file (it is my own file on my lap ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5169110.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5169110.html 18 Jul 2011 16:30:46 PDT I experienced the problem when I was working with a document into which I was pasting screenshots from a course I was ta ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5152098.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5152098.html 20 Jun 2011 20:07:09 PDT I found out years ago to not leave my sole copy on read/write dvd or even to attempt to edit files on such media.<br><br ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5151923.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5151923.html 20 Jun 2011 13:08:59 PDT Could it be that you were using an eval copy of Word by any chance? fyi, I'm using Open Office now, not bad. ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5151913.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5151913.html 20 Jun 2011 13:03:30 PDT When this happens, Save As... with the same name in a different directory - I usually just go one level up - then exit W ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5150115.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5150115.html 17 Jun 2011 08:39:34 PDT <a href="http://word.tips.net/Pages/T000223_Open_Documents_Suddenly_Become_ReadOnly.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5075909.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5075909.html 03 Feb 2011 09:00:29 PST If this is a network file, there could be a sharing violation. ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5071746.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5071746.html 27 Jan 2011 07:41:20 PST It's very difficult to recreate, because it happens with practically nobody. With you, and with asr693 below, and maybe ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5071725.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5071725.html 27 Jan 2011 06:40:56 PST I'm having the same issues. I open a file made in Word2010 and saved as docx file. I work in it and use ctrl S it save ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5070673.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-5070673.html 25 Jan 2011 11:39:57 PST Not only for Word-files, by the way. For all files.<br><br>Kees ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-3237685.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-3237685.html 02 Feb 2010 06:33:07 PST why would dvd word file suddenly become read only on a read/write dvd? ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-3237234.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-3237234.html 01 Feb 2010 13:27:30 PST Did you report the bug?<br><br>MSFT has a boatload of HOTFIXes you only gain access to if you call such bugs in. I make ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-3231424.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-3231424.html 25 Jan 2010 11:33:02 PST I recently upgraded to Windows 7 with Office 2007 Professional. I hoped the problem would stop, but it still continues. ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-3231362.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-3231362.html 25 Jan 2010 10:41:29 PST I am using Word 2003 with XP Home operating system. Over the past week Word has decided to make files that I am current ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-3039857.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-3039857.html 07 May 2009 13:39:10 PDT ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-3025553.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-3025553.html 15 Apr 2009 19:26:08 PDT What could cause my Word files to suddenly become read-only? ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-3025531.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6129_102-3025531.html 15 Apr 2009 18:24:14 PDT