Document already open error 1

[w7zr]

I have put 3 shortcut icons on the desktop of a win2000 pro machine. I am running Office 97. When I click on the desktop icon I always get the error that "the document with the name xxx is already open. You can not open two documents with the same name."

If I click ok in the error box I am able to continue and everything is ok. Never had this problem with win 98.

 

[Dreamboat]

Delete all the shortcuts. Search for the Executable file, such as winword.exe. Right-click it, hit Create Shortcut and it should tell you it can't create one here--do you want to create it on the desktop, you'll say YES. See if that helps. Perhaps you made a shortcut to a shortcut or something?
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[w7zr]

Thanks but that was not it. What you suggests only creates a shortcut for the executeable. I want the shortcut to be for the file and the exe.

 

[Dreamboat]

You don't have to have a shortcut to the executable. Windows file-associates your files so you can double-click them and it automatically opens the program for you. If you're talking about an Access MDB with a login or something, that's different.
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[w7zr]

Created a shortcut from explorer without opening Excel as suggested. Your right the association should open the program. Well it opened Excel ok but still the same error.

 

[w7zr]

In case anyone reads this old post...here is the fix...

START|RUN| excel \regserver

Fixes it!!

 

[Dreamboat]

w7zr: Just want to let you know that a regserver fixes lots of problems, but it's sometimes a little drastic, particularly if someone has a lot of custom settings, etc. We don't offer that first for just that reason. But it's great that you post it so others can find it! Thanks. A star for you.

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[Lguirch]

I got the same problem on WIN2K machine
every file I open comes up and says the file is already open

 

[Dreamboat]

Do what w7zr did to fix his:

START|RUN| excel \regserver

That's for Excel. Use the following for Word:

START|RUN| winword \regserver

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[Dreamboat]

Uh oh.

Those back slashes \\\
Should be forwards ////

excel /regserver
winword /regserver

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[Lguirch]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH GUYS!