Mac Works 4.0 Error: Works 4.0 Preferences Is Either Locked ...
  
PSS ID Number: Q117829
Article last modified on 10-22-1998
 
4.0
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, version 4.0
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SUMMARY
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When you try to open Microsoft Works version 4.0 for the Macintosh,
the following message appears if the Works 4.0 Preferences file is locked:
 
   Works 4.0 Preferences is either locked or corrupted. Please unlock Works
   Preferences or remove it and try again.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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To prevent the above error message, unlock the Works 4.0 Preferences file,
as follows:
 
1. Open the Preferences Folder, located in the System Folder, and click
   the Works 4.0 Preferences file once.
 
2. From the File menu, choose Get Info.
 
3. Clear the Locked check box.
 
This error may occur if the Works 4.0 Preferences file has become
corrupt. If this occurs, remove the Works 4.0 Preferences file from
the Preferences folder. When Works starts, it will create a new
Preferences file in the place of the corrupt file.
 
KBCategory: kbother
KBSubcategory: macworkskb
 
Additional reference words: kbhowto 4.00 mac mwksmisc mwksprb
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Keywords          : kberrmsg
Version           : 4.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbprb
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