problems with Excel file on network

Networked computers with Win 2000 server. Workstations are a mix of Win 2000
Pro and XP Pro. They have successfully shared an Excel file for several
years. - all workstations have full retail version of Office Pro 2000 or
Office Pro 2002. We just added a new XP Pro computer and are having a
problem.
One of the users has the Excel file open (it is stored on a shared network
drive on the server - remember - this has worked for over 2 years - this
problem has only been since the addition of the new Dell computer) and will
make a change - when they try to close and save the file they get the
following -

Your changes could not be saved to 'Filename.xls' because
of a sharing violation. Excel has created a temporary
file with your changes preserved, called 'random file
name'. You can save the temporary file as a new name or
lose your changes and all future changes.

They have to open the tmp file created - rename it - and save it as an xls
file.
What is going on???? Is the new compter causing this? The new user has the
standard permissions to the shared folder. It does not happen everytime but
perhaps one out of three times the file is opened and also has happened to
several of the users on the Win 2000 computers as well as on the new XP
computer.
Thanks for any help.
Linda

Better to ask them in office.setup or excel.misc

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"Linda" wrote:
| Networked computers with Win 2000 server. Workstations are a mix of Win
2000
| Pro and XP Pro. They have successfully shared an Excel file for several
| years. - all workstations have full retail version of Office Pro 2000 or
| Office Pro 2002. We just added a new XP Pro computer and are having a
| problem.
| One of the users has the Excel file open (it is stored on a shared network
| drive on the server - remember - this has worked for over 2 years - this
| problem has only been since the addition of the new Dell computer) and
will
| make a change - when they try to close and save the file they get the
| following -
|
| Your changes could not be saved to 'Filename.xls' because
| of a sharing violation. Excel has created a temporary
| file with your changes preserved, called 'random file
| name'. You can save the temporary file as a new name or
| lose your changes and all future changes.
|
| They have to open the tmp file created - rename it - and save it as an xls
| file.
| What is going on???? Is the new compter causing this? The new user has the
| standard permissions to the shared folder. It does not happen everytime
but
| perhaps one out of three times the file is opened and also has happened to
| several of the users on the Win 2000 computers as well as on the new XP
| computer.
| Thanks for any help.
| Linda
|
|

Check and see if you have the sync folder working on the
XP machines. I suspect that you have sync disable on the
old XP box and sync enable on the new Dell.

Thank you - will do
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> Check and see if you have the sync folder working on the
> XP machines. I suspect that you have sync disable on the
> old XP box and sync enable on the new Dell.