Microsoft KB Archive/129992

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XL5: "'FILENAME.XLS' is Reserved By XL 95 Users" Opening File

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel version 5.0, when you open a file that was created in Microsoft Excel version 7.0, you may receive a Password dialog box that contains the following information

'' is reserved by XL 95 Users. Open Read Only!

Enter password for write access, or open read only.

where  is the name of the file that you are opening.

CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you open a file that was saved as a shared file in Microsoft Excel version 7.0. When you turn on the Multi-User Editing feature in a file in Microsoft Excel version 7.0, you are not able to open the file with read-write access in Microsoft Excel version 5.0.

MORE INFORMATION
When you receive the Password dialog box in Microsoft Excel version 5.0 after opening a file that was saved as a shared file in Microsoft Excel version 7.0, if you enter a password, whether the file has a password or not, you receive the error message "Incorrect password."

In Microsoft Excel version 5.0, when you open a file that was created in Microsoft Excel version 7.0 that was not saved as a shared file, the file opens normally; no dialog box appears.

NOTE: Microsoft Excel version 5.0 and Microsoft Excel version 7.0 use the same file format.

Additional query words: 5.00c 7.00

Keywords : xlwin

Version : 5.00 5.00c

Platform : WINDOWS

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