File save problem if opened from 2000 server

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dheevar paralkar

Hi,

I have a windows 2000 server with SP3.The same is used as
a file server for the users where they access the files
from there.
Once a user opens his file which is on the server and
doing modifications to it he tries to save the same.Even
if the file is closed by the user and later when he tries
to access the same and save it, windows does not allow
him to do so.
If I check the status on the server the file is been
shown as being accessed and the status is displayed as
locked.Even if i restart the client machine the status
remains the same.I have to disconnect all open files from
the server than the user is able to save the file.
Interestingly, the same problem is been encountered if
the file is accessed from a windows 2000 professional
desktop.
is there any resolution to the problem?
 
currently the applications wherein i am facing this
problem is Ms-Word and Excel
 
In that case the problem appears to be caused by
MS Office, not by Windows 2000. I recommend that
you uninstall & re-install the package. If this does not
solve the problem, repost in an MS Office newsgroup.
 
I have a windows 2000 server with SP3.The same is used as
a file server for the users where they access the files
from there.
Once a user opens his file which is on the server and
doing modifications to it he tries to save the same.Even
if the file is closed by the user and later when he tries
to access the same and save it, windows does not allow
him to do so.
If I check the status on the server the file is been
shown as being accessed and the status is displayed as
locked.Even if i restart the client machine the status
remains the same.I have to disconnect all open files from
the server than the user is able to save the file.
Interestingly, the same problem is been encountered if
the file is accessed from a windows 2000 professional
desktop.
is there any resolution to the problem?
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I don't know if I read this correctly... can they *ever* save the file?

If not, what kinds of file permissions are in use? With Word and Excel the
user must have write permissions to the *folder* as well as the file. This
is because those apps don't save files directly; they save to a new
temporary file, delete the original, and then rename the temporary file.
If the users doesn't have permission to create a new file in the folder,
they won't be able to save existing files.
 
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