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From: ems38 on 2 Jul 2008 15:07
I am having the same problem: all documents new and old are locked. But my
Office software is activated, and it was not a trial version.

Any ideas? Thank you!

"garfield-n-odie" wrote:

> If this only happens in one particular document, try opening that
> document and clicking on Tools | Unprotect Document.
>
> If all new and existing documents are locked for editing, then
> it's probably because you have not activated your Word/Office
> software, or because you have an expired trial version of Office
> 2003. What happens if you start Word and click on Help |
> Activate Product? If you are already activated, a dialog box
> saying so will appear. If you are not activated, the Activation
> Wizard will start. If you have an expired trial version, a
> dialog box will prompt you to enter a valid product key or
> purchase a key online.
>
> molly-ness wrote:
>
> > tmy document is locked. i can't type or do anything, does anyone know how i
> > get it back to a normal document? when i try to type it says "this
> > modification is not allowed because the document is locked" could someone
> > please help me.
>
>
From: Doug Robbins - Word MVP on 2 Jul 2008 21:46
See the article "I keep getting files that I am working on locked for
editing. Word only allows me to open them read-only" at:

http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/LockedFiles.htm


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Hope this helps.

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"ems38" <ems38(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:16D01E75-DB93-4F60-B179-DE637C9DBB90(a)microsoft.com...
>I am having the same problem: all documents new and old are locked. But my
> Office software is activated, and it was not a trial version.
>
> Any ideas? Thank you!
>
> "garfield-n-odie" wrote:
>
>> If this only happens in one particular document, try opening that
>> document and clicking on Tools | Unprotect Document.
>>
>> If all new and existing documents are locked for editing, then
>> it's probably because you have not activated your Word/Office
>> software, or because you have an expired trial version of Office
>> 2003. What happens if you start Word and click on Help |
>> Activate Product? If you are already activated, a dialog box
>> saying so will appear. If you are not activated, the Activation
>> Wizard will start. If you have an expired trial version, a
>> dialog box will prompt you to enter a valid product key or
>> purchase a key online.
>>
>> molly-ness wrote:
>>
>> > tmy document is locked. i can't type or do anything, does anyone know
>> > how i
>> > get it back to a normal document? when i try to type it says "this
>> > modification is not allowed because the document is locked" could
>> > someone
>> > please help me.
>>
>>


From: Bob Buckland ?:-) on 16 Jul 2008 22:08
Hi P.,

That message can indicate several possibilities, one of which is that the document has been marked as 'final' in Word 2007 or that
it is in fact locked for editing. Some other common issues can be:

(a) you had a 60-day trial version of Office 2007 that has expired.

(b) you had a 60-day trial version of Office 2007 that hasn't yet been activated.

(c) You have a paid up licensed version of Office 2007 that hasn't yet been activated.


Check Office button=>Word Options=>Resources=>Activate

to see if the app reports that it has been activated.

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<<"Daddy_P" <Daddy_P(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:55542E3F-3899-4A28-B9CF-52BA092F72A2(a)microsoft.com...
My document is locked. i can't type or do anything, does anyone know how i
get it back to a normal document? when i try to type it says "this
modification is not allowed because the document is locked" could someone
please help me. >>
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*


From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 16 Jul 2008 22:11
The most likely cause is that you are using a trial version of the software
that has expired. If it is a retail version, have you activated it?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Daddy_P" <Daddy_P(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:55542E3F-3899-4A28-B9CF-52BA092F72A2(a)microsoft.com...
> My document is locked. i can't type or do anything, does anyone know how i
> get it back to a normal document? when i try to type it says "this
> modification is not allowed because the document is locked" could someone
> please help me.
>
> "molly-ness" wrote:
>
>> tmy document is locked. i can't type or do anything, does anyone know how
>> i
>> get it back to a normal document? when i try to type it says "this
>> modification is not allowed because the document is locked" could someone
>> please help me.
>


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