WD97: Can't Save Version for Read-Only Document

Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
Article ID: Q157775

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to save a version of a read-only document, you get the following error message:

   This file is read-only <filename>.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, first save the read-only file to another file. Using the new file, you can save one or more versions of the document.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbusage kberrmsg
KBSubcategory:
Additional query words: 97 8.0 word8 word97 versioning
Version : 97
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
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