Article ID: 120398
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Works 3.0a
- Microsoft Works 3.0b
- Microsoft Works 4.5 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Works 4.5a
- Microsoft Works 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Works 4.0a
This article was previously published under Q120398
SYMPTOMS
If you attempt to open a file in Works that is already open in Word, you may receive one of the following error messages:
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RESOLUTION
You cannot open a file in Works for Windows that is currently open in Word for Windows. If you attempt to open a currently open Word file in Works, you receive the error messages listed at the top of this article, and the file does not open.
To work around this issue, avoid opening files in Works that are currently open in Word.
MORE INFORMATION
If you have an open Read-only document in Word for Windows, and then attempt to open this file in Works for Windows, version 3.0, you will receive the error: "Cannot change: file read-only. <Filename>", but the file will open. Works version 4.0, 4.5 or 4.5a will not open the file.
For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.00b 4.00 4.00a 4.50 4.50a w_works errors errmsg can't closed
Keywords: kberrmsg kbinterop kbprb KB120398
