Re: Windows XP and Using Windows Explorer

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From: roger (sergiorogerdon'tspam_at_esmas.com)
Date: 03/02/04 

Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 20:28:58 -0600

Hi Robert,

Check this site for troubleshooting ideas:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm

Hope this helps

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:41:06 -0800, Robert
<robertodilliplane@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hello Everyone!
>
>This is my first time participating. I have Windows XP Professional and I have a question regarding Windows Explorer. I use Windows Explorer a lot because it clearly organizes all of the folders and I can see everything nicely when I want to update changes to documents in MS Word and MS Excel. I have noticed the following:
>
>When I try to open an MS Word document directly from Explorer, I get a little bell sound and a message saying that the document is already being used by Robert and would I like to make a copy.
>
>When I try to open an MS Excel document directly from Explorer, I get a vociferous gong sound and a message saying that another file with the same name is already opened and that I can't open two documents with the same name, even if they are from different programs.
>
>Why am I getting these messages? On Windows 98SE I never got these messages.
>
>If I open MS Word documents directly from Word, they open perfectly without sounds and messages. If I open MS Excel documents directly from Excel, they open perfectly without sounds and messages. I absolutely LOVE Windows XP, but I need some help understanding these situations.
>
>I'll wait for your responses. Thank you very much for your time. Respectfully...Robert

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