Errors Opening Network Based Spreadsheets using Excel 97

From: Jeff G. (jeffg@goodwillmidten.org)
Date: 03/25/03 

From: "Jeff G." <jeffg@goodwillmidten.org>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 12:34:04 -0800

I posted the info below in the Windows XP newsgroup. Bob
Delaney, MS Desktop MVP, suggested that this was an issue
for the Win @k newsgroup.

I've installed Office 97 on a Windows XP WS with all the
service packs installed. When a user opens a spread***,
that are located on a Windows 2000 server, you get the
following error:
"The file may be read-only, or you may be trying to access
a read-only location. Or, the server the document is
stored on may not be responding. <Retry><Cancel>"
This happens intermittently not consistantly when your
opening the same file. If you copy the spread*** to the
hard drive of the workstation, the error does not occur.
The users had Windows 98 PC before going to Windows XP and
never experienced this issue.
I found MS KB document - 265103 that refers to CA
Inocultate 6.x which I have installed on the XP WS. I
tried the workaround listed, but that
did not have any affect.
How can I resolve this issue?

Thanks,
Jeff G.

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