Re: remove ability to delete doc

From: Jezebel (dwarves_at_heaven.com.kr)
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 10:47:08 +1000

There are two issues here. Within Word itself, 'modify' means making changes
to an existing document. Within Windows, 'modify' means changing the
contents of a folder -- ie, add, change or delete files.

Word itself has no function at all for deleting documents, and thus no
mechanism for controlling deletions or deletion permission. If you display a
file dialog in Word (open, save, etc) you can right-click a file and select
delete from the popup; but this is using a Windows Explorer function over
which Word has no control.

"HenryH" <sendallmyspamherenow@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:1b2401c46f7f$37c65110$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> You will see in KB 277867 that WORD requires 'modify'
> permissions and that 'modify' implies 'delete'. This is
> NOT a solution and i9n fact precludes creating WORD DOCs.
>
> I understand that it is something that it has network
> administrative implications but I was hoping for a WORD
> based solution.
>
> Henry H
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Remove Delete permission for the folder. This is a
> network administration
> >issue, not something you can deal with through Word.
> >
> >
> >"HenryH" <sendallmyspamherenow@yahoo.com.au> wrote in
> message
> >news:184401c46f58$12dd3a70$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Using Word 2000 on a Windows 2000 server, win98
> >> workstation LAN We store all our DOCs on the server and
> I
> >> want to remove the ability of the users (some and/or
> all)
> >> to be able to delete (some or all) DOCs.
> >>
> >> KB 277867 says "The minimum permission setting
> needed...is
> >> modify"
> >>
> >> So how do I do it please?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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