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Hiddle · Nov 19, 2004, 08:03 AM

I want to use an Excel file from my desktop PC on my laptop.

When I copy an UNPROTECTED excel 2003 file the copy is always WRITE PROTECTED and the check boxes are greyed out. I cannot save with a new name and unprotect it as access is denied.

I am using Nero to burn the CD

Any help much appreciated

Hiddle

urmod4u · Nov 19, 2004, 04:50 PM

Do you mean the copy on the CD?
Files on CD's are always "write protected", yes, and you cannot change it. A CD is not a standard read/write medium.

Hiddle · Nov 20, 2004, 10:09 AM

Thanks for responding.

It was always possible to copy a spreadsheet to a floppy and open it on another machine, so I assumed...

I have tried both CDR and CD RW and hit the same problem with read only.

So how do I work on the same file on another machine? I know it is OK if I
E mail it and then open it, but that seems a pretty bizarre way to achieve simple ends.

TIA

urmod4u · Nov 20, 2004, 02:51 PM

You will have to copy the files from the CD to the harddisk of the other computer, and open the spreadsheet from that harddisk.
A CD just cannot be used as a diskette - whether it be a CD-R or CD-RW does not matter. Windows considers a CD as a read-only medium.
Note: I know that there are utilities (such as InCD) that allow it, but this is not the question here. MS-Office would not use them anyway.

Hiddle · Nov 21, 2004, 02:59 AM

Many thanks for your help which is very much appreciated - it is always so obvious once someone tells you the answer!

David