RE: Files opening in read-only

satishkbg

Hi
well we have similar issue - sharepoint v3 with office 2003 sp3 on same
machine (dev server), user is local system admin and also sharepoint admin.
All word documents, even when we checkout and then choose edit in microsoft
word, they open as read-only.

Funny thing, when open from another machine, but which has office 2007,
with same above user id, open in edit mode - what's happening?

Have tried everthing from uninstalling and reinstalling office 2003 and sp3.
Tried registering OWSSUPP.DLL unregistering etc, with error.

- satish

"Jonathan Steinberg" wrote:

> Hozannas! I finally fixed my problem.
> I had given up on fixing this, and just went back to it this week.
> Approaching this as web folders issue, I found this KB article-
>
> IN the end reinstalling MDAC did the trick. Files now open read-write.
> Good Times!
>
> --
> Jonathan Steinberg
> Banc of America Securities
> Prime Brokerage Services
>
>
> "Paul Liebrand" wrote:
>
> > There is no policy or setting that I am aware of. The only thing I have run
> > into in the past is you start experiencing wierd issues like files being in
> > read-only mode, or Word telling you the file is open by someone else it has
> > to do with the Content.MSO folder.
> >
> > When you open a file from SharePoint in read-only mode, it downloads a
> > read-only document to that folder. By design, when you close that document it
> > is supposed to clean up that folder. However, there are times when that
> > folder does not get cleaned up. So next time you access that file, it notices
> > it in your local cache (content.mso) and simpy opens it again from your hard
> > drive instead of download it from SharePoint.
> >
> > Generally, just deleting all files out of that folder and then re-opening
> > them in SharePoint resolves those issues.
> >
> > Remember that this folder is user profile specific. You might want to either
> > a) recreate your user profile, or b) create a new profile and do the test.
> >
> > It could be that your user profile is just corrupted.
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> >
> > "Jonathan Steinberg" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Paul. Thanks for the reply.
> > > I did as you suggested, and I found that the sahrepoint files are being
> > > created as read-only in the content.MSO folder.
> > > Is there a XP/IE/MSOffice setting to control this, or is it just some
> > > policy/security
> > > setting?
> > > I checked with some of my colleagues, and theire content.mso files are
> > > created withou the read-only flag.
> > > Thanks again...
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jonathan Steinberg
> > > Banc of America Securities
> > > Prime Brokerage Services
> > >
> > >
> > > "Paul Liebrand" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Johnathan,
> > > >
> > > > Try the following:
> > > >
> > > > - Navigate to your Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Temporary
> > > > Internet Files\Content.MSO (this folder might be hidden depending on how you
> > > > have your explorer configured, but you can manually type it in).
> > > > - Delete all the files in here
> > > > - Attempt to edit one of your documents via the drop down menu.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Jonathan Steinberg" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi: I hope somone has some Ideas for me here, becasue I am tearing what's
> > > > > left of my hair out.
> > > > > All of the files that I open on my company's sharepoint site are opening as
> > > > > read-only on my development box. It is the only computer it hapens on. It
> > > > > used to work a few weeks ago.
> > > > > The computer is XP SP2, IE 6
> > > > > I have tried the "Edit with <product x> " menu item. It still is readonly.
> > > > > I definitly have sufficient sharepoint permissions. I can edit files on
> > > > > another computer.
> > > > > There are definitely no locks on the fiels, and they are not checked out by
> > > > > anyone.
> > > > > I can add new files to sharepoint, not edit them.
> > > > > The site is an Intranet Zone site, and the I have set my IE security to
> > > > > "Low" for intranet sites. The SP server is a trusted site.
> > > > > There must be some IE or windows setting that is causing this, but I cannot
> > > > > for the life of me figure it out.
> > > > > Any ideas would be much appreciated.
> > > > > JS
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Jonathan Steinberg
> > > > > Banc of America Securities
> > > > > Prime Brokerage Services

mtn_lion

'Just want to thank Jonathan Steinberg for providing an effective solution to this maddening behavior. After many months without problem, suddenly on my main computer all sharepoint docs started opening only in read-only mode. Two hours of Googling and reading, and nothing but including ten million repetitions of a common, ineffectual answer, 'til I stumbled onto your post. I'm not a programmer, and I would *never* have thought of MDAC. Simple MDAC reinstall solved the problem instantly. Hozzana, indeed--to you, sir. Paul Levine, Boulder CO