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1/14/2010
WHEN USING EXCEL 2003 KEEP RECEIVING: PERSONAL.XLS IS LOCKED FOR EDITING -
HOW TO UNLOCK IT AND PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING? THANKS

http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/aspx/po...ock+it%3f&pt=1
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Default Personal.XLS is locked for editing. How to unlock it?

Do you have two instances of excel running--with that personal.xls open in each
instance?

Is the workbook marked Readonly (use windows explorer to view the properties to
check)

shorns wrote:

1/14/2010
WHEN USING EXCEL 2003 KEEP RECEIVING: PERSONAL.XLS IS LOCKED FOR EDITING -
HOW TO UNLOCK IT AND PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING? THANKS

http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/aspx/po...=Personal.XLS+


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