XL2000: Error Message: Unable to Read File. Unexpected File Lock...

ID: Q213879

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 2000

ERROR MESSAGE

You may receive the following error message:

Unable to read file.
Unexpected file lock by name. Please try again, and then if necessary, use the Share Workbook command (Tools menu).

NOTE: Microsoft Office 2000 has built-in functionality that allows you to get more information about difficult-to-troubleshoot alerts or error messages. If you want to enable this functionality for this and other error messages in Microsoft Office 2000, please download the Microsoft Office 2000 Customizable Alerts file from the Microsoft Office Update Web site at the following address:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/2000/downloadDetails/alerts.htm

NOTE: If you reached this article by clicking the Web Info button in an error message, you already have Customizable Alerts enabled.

CAUSE

We need more information about your specific situation in order to determine why you got this error message.

WHAT TO TRY

Contact Microsoft Product Support Services

Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services by using the contact information provided on the support options page at:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

When you contact support, please refer to article ID Q213879.

Additional query words: XL2000 extended error 196662

Keywords : kberrmsg kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb