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Read-Only Recommended File Displays "Read-Only" Message

Article ID: 139078

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

APPLIES TO

This article was previously published under Q139078

SYMPTOMS

Opening a Microsoft Project version 3.0 read-only recommended file in Microsoft Project version 4.0 will result in the following message:
<filename> should be opened read-only unless changes to it must be saved. Open as read-only?
This message is continuously displayed, even if you click Yes. If you click No, the file is opened with read-only permissions.

WORKAROUND

When you open a read-only recommended file in Microsoft Project version 4.0, do the following:

  1. When you are prompted to open the file as read-only, click No.

    This will successfully open the file, though in a read-only state.
  2. On the File menu, click Save As.
  3. Type in a new name for the File. Click Save.
This will create an exact duplicate of the original file. The read-only recommendation will behave correctly with the new file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Project listed above.

Additional query words: message warning alert repeat

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB139078


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