Microsoft KB Archive/913770

= Error message when you try to exit Excel 2003: &quot;Microsoft Office Excel cannot access the file&quot; =

Article ID: 913770

Article Last Modified on 2/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to exit Microsoft Office Excel 2003, you may receive the following error message:

Microsoft Office Excel cannot access the file ' '. There are several possible reasons:
 * The file name or path does not exist.
 * The file is being used by another program.
 * The workbook you are trying to save has the same name as a currently open workbook.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
 * You helped protect the Excel workbook by using Information Rights Management (IRM).
 * You do not save or close the workbook.
 * You click Exit on the File menu.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, save IRM-protected Excel workbooks before you try to exit Excel. To save a workbook, click Save on the File menu.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: excel2003 excel2k3 xl2003 xl2k3

Keywords: kberrmsg kbtshoot kbbug kbprb kbsavefile kbexpertisebeginner KB913770

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