Microsoft KB Archive/277867

= Windows NTFS permissions are required when you run Word on any NTFS partition that has Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista installed =

Article ID: 277867

Article Last Modified on 4/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2007
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q277867



SUMMARY
This article describes the Microsoft Windows NTFS file system permissions that are required when you perform specific Microsoft Word operations on any NTFS partition that has one of the following Microsoft Windows operating systems installed:
 * Windows 2000
 * Windows XP Professional
 * Windows Server 2003
 * Windows Vista



Description of File System Folder and File Permissions
Windows 2000 enforces security at every folder level. On a computer that is running Windows 2000, if a user has no permissions for a high-level folder, the user cannot access that folder or view its contents.

Folder permissions control general access to a folder, its files, and its subfolders. When granted at the folder level, the permissions apply to all the files and subdirectories in that folder, unless the permissions are redefined at the file or subfolder level.

The following six folder permissions can be granted at the folder level on a Windows 2000 file system.

The following table shows the logical group of special permissions associated with folder permissions.

File permissions control access to specific files in a folder. They are used to redefine the permissions that users inherit from folder permissions.

The following permissions can be granted at the file level on a Windows 2000 file system.

The following table shows the logical group of special permissions associated with the file permissions.

Description of Special Permissions for Files and Folders
You can set any or all of the following special permissions on files and folders.

NTFS Permissions Required to Only Read Documents
READ, OR READ & EXECUTE

The following is a list of folders where users need only Read or Read & Execute permissions to run Word (they only need to be able to read from these folders):
 * Server location of Word program folder tree (Administrative installation)
 * Server location of shared Microsoft applications (MSAPPS) folder tree (Administrative installation)
 * Windows program folder, if running shared Windows
 * Any server directories where you store graphics or other source files for links that you do not want users to be able to modify in Word

NOTE: In addition, you need to apply Read-Only and Shareable flags to all the files in these locations. Usually, the Windows 2000 network administrator sets this sequence of permissions and attributes after performing the server installation of Windows or a program.

NTFS Permissions Required to Create or Modify Documents
MODIFY OR FULL CONTROL

The following is a list of folders where users need these permissions to run Word:
 * The workstation's Word program folder tree, if it is located on the server
 * Temporary folder, if it is located on the server
 * Any server folders where the user stores documents
 * Any server folders where source files for links are located that the user needs to modify (for example, Microsoft Excel worksheets or charts)

NOTE: The minimum permission setting needed in order to open, edit, and save a document within a Windows 2000 folder is Modify.

Symptoms of Missing NTFS Permissions
Additional query words: rights winnt wd2000 WD2002 WD2003 WD2007

Keywords: kbexpertisebeginner kbinfo KB277867

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