Microsoft KB Archive/26758

PowerPoint: “File Is Busy” Message When Opening a Document PSS ID Number: Q26758 Article last modified on 03-03-1991 PSS database name: M_PowerPt

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Summary:

When you attempt to open a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation from an AppleShare or other server, a message may appear stating that the file is busy and cannot be opened.

This message appears because the file is currently being used by someone else on the network. PowerPoint documents are not multi-user compatible.

More Information:

While PowerPoint documents are not multi-user, the PowerPoint program itself is multi-launchable (that is, more than one user can launch the program at a time over a network, such as AppleTalk.)

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1991.