Microsoft KB Archive/176893

= Pocket Word Does Not Prompt You for a Password =

Article ID: 176893

Article Last Modified on 2/24/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Pocket Word 2.0
 * Microsoft Windows CE Services 2.0
 * Microsoft Windows CE Services 2.1
 * Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 for the Handheld PC
 * Microsoft Windows CE 2.1 for the Handheld PC
 * Microsoft Windows CE 2.11 for the Handheld PC
 * Microsoft Windows CE 2.12 for the Handheld PC
 * Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 for the Handheld PC
 * Microsoft Windows CE 3.01 for the Handheld PC
 * Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 for the Handheld PC Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q176893



SYMPTOMS
When you copy a Microsoft Word 97 file from your desktop computer to your Handheld PC (H/PC) and then open the file using Microsoft Pocket Word, you are not prompted for the password you specified in the Password To Modify box in Word 97.



CAUSE
When you copy a Word 97 file from your desktop computer to your H/PC, the conversion process generates a Rich Text Format (RTF) file type. The RTF file type does not store the "modify" password type.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
For information about RTF and password protection, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

110109 WD: Password Protection Lost When Saving

Keywords: kbenv KB176893

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