TOT problem with Word 2007

I have two 730KB .doc files which won't let me delete or move them
because 'they are open in Word'. But I'm not running Word. Both claim to
be read-only files (so can only be saved to a different file name). But
in 'properties' they are not 'read-only', and making them so and then
changing back doesn't help.

Ideas anyone?

Bill

On Friday, December 9th, 2011 at 21:26:36h +0000, Bill Wright asked:

Ideas anyone?

http://word.mvps.ORG/faqs/apperrors/lockedfiles.htm

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Bill Wright wrote:
I have two 730KB .doc files which won't let me delete or move them
because 'they are open in Word'. But I'm not running Word. Both claim to
be read-only files (so can only be saved to a different file name). But
in 'properties' they are not 'read-only', and making them so and then
changing back doesn't help.

Ideas anyone?

worth a try?

http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/

On 09/12/2011 21:26, Bill Wright wrote:
I have two 730KB .doc files which won't let me delete or move them
because 'they are open in Word'. But I'm not running Word. Both claim to
be read-only files (so can only be saved to a different file name). But
in 'properties' they are not 'read-only', and making them so and then
changing back doesn't help.

Ideas anyone?

Bill


Have you got more than one user account on the PC? it may be a
permissions issue. you need to find out which user created the two word
files in the first place. this is also known as the owner. log in as
that particular user and then you should be able to delete them.

Failing that log in as administrator and delete it.

If that is still problematic, then booting from a Knoppix Live CD and
some Linux commands will do it.....

Stephen

I don't think he'll need to go that far. Booting into Safe Mode and
logging on as an Administrator nearly always allows deletion of
problem files.

On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:46:03 +0000, Stephen H
wrote:

If that is still problematic, then booting from a Knoppix Live CD and
some Linux commands will do it.....
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If that is still problematic, then booting from a Knoppix Live CD and
some Linux commands will do it.....

I don't think he'll need to go that far. Booting into Safe Mode and
logging on as an Administrator nearly always allows deletion of
problem files.

Or if that fails, resort to basics. Bring up a command prompt, and try
deleting in DOS mode.
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Also, Jarte word processor has got me out of issues like this befor. It
seems to be a wordpad clone but can load newer files than wordpad.

I've viewed locked protected word files with it in the past and saved them
as normal word files.
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On 09/12/2011 21:26, Bill Wright wrote:
I have two 730KB .doc files which won't let me delete or move them
because 'they are open in Word'. But I'm not running Word. Both claim to
be read-only files (so can only be saved to a different file name). But
in 'properties' they are not 'read-only', and making them so and then
changing back doesn't help.

Ideas anyone?

Bill


Have you got more than one user account on the PC? it may be a permissions
issue. you need to find out which user created the two word files in the
first place. this is also known as the owner. log in as that particular
user and then you should be able to delete them.

Failing that log in as administrator and delete it.

If that is still problematic, then booting from a Knoppix Live CD and some
Linux commands will do it.....

Stephen

On 09/12/2011 21:26, Bill Wright wrote:
I have two 730KB .doc files which won't let me delete or move them
because 'they are open in Word'. But I'm not running Word. Both claim to
be read-only files (so can only be saved to a different file name). But
in 'properties' they are not 'read-only', and making them so and then
changing back doesn't help.

Ideas anyone?

Sometimes word fails to exit properly and can leave a process running
even when you think it has been closed. Run task manager and look for
winword.exe in the process list. Click to select it and then click the
end process button if its there.

Secondly, look in the folder containing the file you want to open and
see if there is a word temporary file there with a similar name. If
there is, then delete that.



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John Rumm wrote:
On 09/12/2011 21:26, Bill Wright wrote:
I have two 730KB .doc files which won't let me delete or move them
because 'they are open in Word'. But I'm not running Word. Both claim to
be read-only files (so can only be saved to a different file name). But
in 'properties' they are not 'read-only', and making them so and then
changing back doesn't help.

Ideas anyone?

Sometimes word fails to exit properly and can leave a process running
even when you think it has been closed. Run task manager and look for
winword.exe in the process list. Click to select it and then click the
end process button if its there.

Pooter has been turned off several times since then, no winword.exe running.


Secondly, look in the folder containing the file you want to open and
see if there is a word temporary file there with a similar name. If
there is, then delete that.
No there ain't.

As it happens IT man is coming tomorrow. I have stored everyone's ideas
from this group but will ask him, just to see what happens. Then no
doubt follow group's advice and do it myself.

Bill

On 11/12/2011 01:31, Bill Wright wrote:
John Rumm wrote:
On 09/12/2011 21:26, Bill Wright wrote:
I have two 730KB .doc files which won't let me delete or move them
because 'they are open in Word'. But I'm not running Word. Both claim to
be read-only files (so can only be saved to a different file name). But
in 'properties' they are not 'read-only', and making them so and then
changing back doesn't help.

Ideas anyone?

Sometimes word fails to exit properly and can leave a process running
even when you think it has been closed. Run task manager and look for
winword.exe in the process list. Click to select it and then click the
end process button if its there.

Pooter has been turned off several times since then, no winword.exe
running.


Secondly, look in the folder containing the file you want to open and
see if there is a word temporary file there with a similar name. If
there is, then delete that.
No there ain't.

Might be worth checking the file ownership permissions then. Open a
command prompt (type CMD into the Run box if necessary), go to the
directory with the file in question and type

CACLS filename

Compare the result to that of a file you can edit.

It may be that the non editable file is not read only, but your username
do not have permission to write to it.

(you can add it with "CACLS filename /G Everyone:F")


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