XL: Protected File Opens Without Prompt for Password

ID: Q121214

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to open a shared password-protected file, and you receive the following alert message

File Reservation
<filename> is being modified by
<username>
Open as Read-Only, or choose Notify to be alerted
when it is available.
A workbook that normally requires a password may not prompt you for a password.


CAUSE

When you choose Cancel in the error message dialog box, the alert box is dismissed; however, if you open a file immediately after receiving the above error message, you will not receive a prompt for a password if the passwords for the two files are the same.


WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do either of the following:

  • Save each document with a different password.


    • -or-

  • Choose the Read-Only button instead of the Cancel button:

    1. Open the first document as Read-Only instead of choosing the Cancel button


    2. Close the first document, and then open the second document.




Additional query words: network server share

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Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0c,7.0
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: October 5, 1999
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