Microsoft KB Archive/124579

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XL: AutoSave Preferences Not Saved on Network

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

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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:


 * 1) Copy ALTSTART.XLA, AUTOSAVE.XLA, FILEFNS.DLL to your path or to a directory to which you have read/write permission.
 * 2) On the File menu, click Open and change to the LIBRARY directory.
 * 3) 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.
 * 1) Copy any necessary templates from the :\EXCEL\XLSTART directory (where is a network drive) to the new default directory.
 * 2) 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:


 * 1) Copy ALTERNATE STARTUP FOLDER, AUTO SAVE, and FILE FUNCTIONS to your path or to a folder to which you have read/write permission.
 * 2) On the File menu, click Open, and change to the MACRO LIBRARY folder.
 * 3) 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.
 * 1) Copy any necessary templates from the EXCEL STARTUP FOLDER to the new default directory.
 * 2) 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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