Microsoft KB Archive/23422

Word Err Msg: Can’t Create Settings File/Settings File Locked

PSS ID Number: Q23422 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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When attempting to click a Set Default button or add/remove commands from a menu in Microsoft Word versions 3.x, the message “Word Settings File Is Locked” may appear. In Word version 4.00, a similar message (“Can’t create settings file; default settings not saved”) may appear.

These messages indicate that the Word Settings file, or the disk that contains the Word Settings file, is locked.

To unlock the Word Settings file, do the following:


 * 1) From the File menu, choose Quit.
 * 2) Locate and select the Word Settings file (in the System Folder).
 * 3) From the File menu, choose Get Info.
 * 4) Uncheck the “Locked” option and close the Get Info window.

If the Word Settings file is not locked, eject the disk that contains the file and unlock the disk.

KBCategory: kbusage kberrmsg KBSubCategory: Additional reference words: macword macword5

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