Try to clean your Temp folder and see if this helps

Reboot
StartRun
Type "%temp%" without the quotes
OK
Delete all files and folders in this folder
Reboot again


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Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl



"F. Lawrence Kulchar" wrote in message
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Sometimes, when I open up an Excel file, a message states that it is a
read-only file causing me to have to rename it if I save data.

Why is this happening???

Thank you,

FLKulchar