Word 2003 Insists File is Read Only when Opened with Password

Sorry if this has been answered many times before, but the search
terms come up with a lot of irrelevant results ...

I have put a "password to modify" on a Word 2003 document.

When I enter the password on opening and click "OK" rather than "read
only" I should be able to make modifications and save the file.

However, it continues to insist that the file is read only and asks
for a different name. Is there a fix or service pack that has dealt
with this?

Thanks.

Is the file located on your hard drive or is it
located on a CD? If it's on a CD, copy the
file to your hard drive and make your desired
changes.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"MIG" <googlespam@doreenbird.co.uk> wrote in message news:312c5d2f-b581-4a33-9a83-734ac506894e@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
Sorry if this has been answered many times before, but the search
terms come up with a lot of irrelevant results ...

I have put a "password to modify" on a Word 2003 document.

When I enter the password on opening and click "OK" rather than "read
only" I should be able to make modifications and save the file.

However, it continues to insist that the file is read only and asks
for a different name. Is there a fix or service pack that has dealt
with this?

Thanks.

Thanks. No, this is on a shared network drive.

Other things I don't recognise from previous versions are that "read
only" doesn't appear in the title bar, and also that after "Save As",
the new files created seem to inherit the read only attribute (ie
under the new name it's still read only).

I am sure that that never happened with previous versions.


On 26 Nov, 15:29, "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgmail.com>
wrote:
> Is the file located on your hard drive or is it
> located on a CD? If it's on a CD, copy the
> file to your hard drive and make your desired
> changes.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "MIG" <googles...@doreenbird.co.uk> wrote in messagenews:312c5d2f-b581-4a33-9a83-734ac506894e@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
>
> Sorry if this has been answered many times before, but the search
> terms come up with a lot of irrelevant results ...
>
> I have put a "password to modify" on a Word 2003 document.
>
> When I enter the password on opening and click "OK" rather than "read
> only" I should be able to make modifications and save the file.
>
> However, it continues to insist that the file is read only and asks
> for a different name. Is there a fix or service pack that has dealt
> with this?
>
> Thanks.

It's likely a permissions issue on the storage location.

MIG wrote:

> Thanks. No, this is on a shared network drive.
>
> Other things I don't recognise from previous versions are that "read
> only" doesn't appear in the title bar, and also that after "Save As",
> the new files created seem to inherit the read only attribute (ie
> under the new name it's still read only).
>
> I am sure that that never happened with previous versions.
>
>
> On 26 Nov, 15:29, "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Is the file located on your hard drive or is it
>>located on a CD? If it's on a CD, copy the
>>file to your hard drive and make your desired
>>changes.
>>
>>--
>>Carey Frisch
>>Microsoft MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>
>>---------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>"MIG" <googles...@doreenbird.co.uk> wrote in messagenews:312c5d2f-b581-4a33-9a83-734ac506894e@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>Sorry if this has been answered many times before, but the search
>>terms come up with a lot of irrelevant results ...
>>
>>I have put a "password to modify" on a Word 2003 document.
>>
>>When I enter the password on opening and click "OK" rather than "read
>>only" I should be able to make modifications and save the file.
>>
>>However, it continues to insist that the file is read only and asks
>>for a different name. Is there a fix or service pack that has dealt
>>with this?
>>
>>Thanks.
>
>

Are there permissions issues that refer to such subtle differences?

I mean in the sense that the operating system can detect the
protection options in the document? The same storage location is in
constant use with files that are not passworded and doesn't cause any
problems. I would have thought that permissions would be a relatively
blunt instrument such that all files would be read only, but Windows
gets ever more complicated, so I don't know.


On 26 Nov, 21:51, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> It's likely a permissions issue on the storage location.
>
>
>
> MIG wrote:
> > Thanks. No, this is on a shared network drive.
>
> > Other things I don't recognise from previous versions are that "read
> > only" doesn't appear in the title bar, and also that after "Save As",
> > the new files created seem to inherit the read only attribute (ie
> > under the new name it's still read only).
>
> > I am sure that that never happened with previous versions.
>
> > On 26 Nov, 15:29, "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> >>Is the file located on your hard drive or is it
> >>located on a CD? If it's on a CD, copy the
> >>file to your hard drive and make your desired
> >>changes.
>
> >>--
> >>Carey Frisch
> >>Microsoft MVP
> >>Windows Shell/User
>
> >>---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> >>"MIG" <googles...@doreenbird.co.uk> wrote in messagenews:312c5d2f-b581-4a33-9a83-734ac506894e@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
>
> >>Sorry if this has been answered many times before, but the search
> >>terms come up with a lot of irrelevant results ...
>
> >>I have put a "password to modify" on a Word 2003 document.
>
> >>When I enter the password on opening and click "OK" rather than "read
> >>only" I should be able to make modifications and save the file.
>
> >>However, it continues to insist that the file is read only and asks
> >>for a different name. Is there a fix or service pack that has dealt
> >>with this?
>
> >>Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

If the location is read-only then you wouldn't be able to save at the
location. But something does sound a bit weird there.

MIG wrote:

> Are there permissions issues that refer to such subtle differences?
>
> I mean in the sense that the operating system can detect the
> protection options in the document? The same storage location is in
> constant use with files that are not passworded and doesn't cause any
> problems. I would have thought that permissions would be a relatively
> blunt instrument such that all files would be read only, but Windows
> gets ever more complicated, so I don't know.
>
>
> On 26 Nov, 21:51, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>It's likely a permissions issue on the storage location.
>>
>>
>>
>>MIG wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks. No, this is on a shared network drive.
>>
>>>Other things I don't recognise from previous versions are that "read
>>>only" doesn't appear in the title bar, and also that after "Save As",
>>>the new files created seem to inherit the read only attribute (ie
>>>under the new name it's still read only).
>>
>>>I am sure that that never happened with previous versions.
>>
>>>On 26 Nov, 15:29, "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgmail.com>
>>>wrote:
>>
>>>>Is the file located on your hard drive or is it
>>>>located on a CD? If it's on a CD, copy the
>>>>file to your hard drive and make your desired
>>>>changes.
>>
>>>>--
>>>>Carey Frisch
>>>>Microsoft MVP
>>>>Windows Shell/User
>>
>>>>---------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>>>"MIG" <googles...@doreenbird.co.uk> wrote in messagenews:312c5d2f-b581-4a33-9a83-734ac506894e@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>>>Sorry if this has been answered many times before, but the search
>>>>terms come up with a lot of irrelevant results ...
>>
>>>>I have put a "password to modify" on a Word 2003 document.
>>
>>>>When I enter the password on opening and click "OK" rather than "read
>>>>only" I should be able to make modifications and save the file.
>>
>>>>However, it continues to insist that the file is read only and asks
>>>>for a different name. Is there a fix or service pack that has dealt
>>>>with this?
>>
>>>>Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>>- Show quoted text -
>
>