Microsoft KB Archive/109458

Publisher 2.0: Sharing Violation When Running Network Version

= Publisher 2.0: Sharing Violation When Running Network Version =

Q109458
- The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher for Windows, version 2.0 -

SYMPTOMS

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If you are running a shared (network) version of Publisher, you may receive the following error when you try to run Publisher

Sharing violation reading drive x:  Could not open {filename}.

where drive x: is the shared Windows or Publisher drive. Sometimes the error specifies a filename such as OLE2.DLL. Sometimes it does not. The first user to run Publisher will not receive the error, but the second and subsequent users will.

CAUSE

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The error occurs when some of the Publisher files, or Windows files required by Publisher, are not marked read-only. This usually happens on networks such as the Lantastic network, where file protection is set file-by-file instead of directory-by-directory. This error can also occur on a network that previously ran Publisher successfully if a new workstation is set up.

RESOLUTION

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Ensure that all files in the shared Publisher AND the shared Windows directory are marked read-only.

IMPORTANT: If you are setting up several workstations using the SETUP /N command and you are running a shared (networked) copy of Windows, set up all the workstations first and then set the read-only protection. This is important because each time you run SETUP /N, Publisher writes new copies of the essential Windows files (DLLs) to the shared Windows directory. On some networks (for example, Lantastic) this resets the file protection to Read-Write. If you later set up a new workstation to run Publisher, the error may occur again for the same reason.

Additional query words: networked