XL: AutoSave Preferences Not Saved on Network
ID: Q124579
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.0c
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Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
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Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
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Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
SYMPTOMS
If you run Microsoft Excel from a network, you may receive either of the
following error messages:
If you are using Microsoft Excel for Windows
AUTOSAVE.XLA is read-only. AutoSave preferences not saved
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If you are using Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh
AUTO SAVE is read-only. AutoSave preferences not saved.
WORKAROUNDS
To work around this problem, follow the appropriate method for your version
of Microsoft Excel.
Method 1: Microsoft Excel version 4.0 for Windows
To use this method, follow these steps:
- Copy ALTSTART.XLA, AUTOSAVE.XLA, FILEFNS.DLL to your path or to a
directory to which you have read/write permission.
- On the File menu, click Open and change to the LIBRARY directory.
- Select ALTSTART.XLA, and click OK.
The file will be opened as a hidden file and will prompt you for a path
pointing to a different default directory that can be located either on
the local hard disk drive or on a network drive. The alternate startup
directory should be a directory to which you have read/write permission.
- Copy any necessary templates from the <drive>:\EXCEL\XLSTART directory
(where <drive> is a network drive) to the new default directory.
- Save the GLOBAL.XLM file to the new default directory.
Method 2: Microsoft Excel Version 4.0 for the Macintosh
To use this method, follow these steps:
- Copy ALTERNATE STARTUP FOLDER, AUTO SAVE, and FILE FUNCTIONS to your
path or to a folder to which you have read/write permission.
- On the File menu, click Open, and change to the MACRO LIBRARY folder.
- Select ALTERNATE STARTUP FOLDER and click OK.
The file will be opened as a hidden file. You will be prompted to enter
a path pointing to a different default directory that can be located
either on the local hard disk drive or on a network drive. The alternate
startup directory should be a directory to which you have read/write
permission.
- Copy any necessary templates from the EXCEL STARTUP FOLDER to the new
default directory.
- Save the GLOBAL MACROS file to the new default directory.
Additional query words:
4.00a 5.00c
Keywords : kberrmsg kbnetwork
Version : MACINTOSH:3.0,4.0,5.0; WINDOWS:3.0,4.0,5.0,5.0c,7.0,7.0a; winnt:5.0
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbprb
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