Microsoft KB Archive/224019

= WD2000: Err Msg: "The password is incorrect. Word cannot overwrite the document." =

Article ID: 224019

Article Last Modified on 12/2/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q224019



ERROR MESSAGE
When you attempt to save a document to overwrite an existing document, the following error message appears:

The password is incorrect. Word cannot overwrite the document.

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://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8FBEE1D3-C5BB-4A36-A2F7-DC63DE2A818C

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



You have attempted to overwrite a document that is protected with a password, and you have entered an incorrect password.
Passwords prevent access to a protected item or document by unauthorized users. A password can contain any combination of letters, numerals, spaces, and symbols, and it can be up to 15 characters long. As you type a password, Word displays an asterisk (*) for each character you type.

You can open a password-protected document only if you supply the correct password. If you forget or lose the password, you cannot open your document.

Passwords are case-sensitive. Check to see whether the CAPS LOCK key is on, or retype the password to make sure that you didn't mistype it.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about passwords, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type "how do I protect a document from unauthorized changes" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and click Search to view the topic "About using passwords".

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