RE: Can't open ANY Office Documents

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From: garfield-n-odie (garfieldnodie_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/09/04


Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 16:09:02 -0700

Hi, Dave K. If you are running Norton Antivirus, disable the Office Plugin
that comes with it by clicking on Start | Programs | Norton | Options |
Miscellaneous | uncheck the "Enable Office Plugin" box.

"Dave K." wrote:

> When I try to open my Office documents (mainly Word & Excel) I get a message
> that the file is either on a server that is not available, or is read only. I
> am only accessing these from my local "C" drive. When I go into properties to
> change attributes, I unclick the read only. When I check the properties
> again, they are back to read only. When I try to back out of the program,
> e.g. Word, I get a message that the master template has changed! What is
> that and how did it change? Would this cause the problem I am having? If so,
> how do I change it back to the original that worked?
> --
> Any information to help resolve this matter is greatly apprieciated!
> Regards, Dave K.



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