Microsoft has no plans to fix this.
Bob
My attempts at adding text to my Word 97 files is being thwarted by a mysterious and elusive macro, or some other equally deleterious force.
I have not protected any files, or requested "read only" from the "file menu> save as> options > read only" route. I didn't even know what a "read only" file was until confronted with this diabolical dialogue box telling me: "Sorry, this is a "read only" file", which forces me to re-save the file by re-naming it!
I am using MS Office 97 Pro with the above version of Word. I only recently upgraded from Office 95 Standard. Then, apparently, I must have "updated" the program at Microsoft; thus, the "SR-2"(my recollection's fuzzy on this point...).
Any suggestions on where I've gone wrong, or homeopathic remedies, life style changes, religious rituals, and such, which I might engage in to alleviate, or resolve, this pernicious little problem? I am willing to follow any advice with promise, at this point, and thank you, kindly, for any you can spare.
P-4 3.0 HT; 512 DDR Ram; Intel Mobo, 800 FSB, onboard audio/video; XP; DSL; Standard peripherals, 60 and 90 gig Hitachi HD's, 7200 rpm; 300 watt ps;[Adaware 6.0, Pest Control, Hijack This, MS anti-spyware, etc.; AVG a-virus; Zone Alarm Free firewall...hmmm, that's about it, I think. Oh, it's a "My Workbench Brand" P.C.
Thanks! -yawni-

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