With regards to "Is there a way to make XP recognize that the file is read only and just open it without asking each time?.", I don't think so. If there was, there would be a lot of confusion. With regards to your last paragraph, question, take a look at the following menu: Tools -> Share Workbook That may bring some insight and you may find the other menus within the Tools menu to be of help to. Like the following: Track Changes Protection Online Collaboration Start with Share Workbook first. Craig Williams Static Control Components -----Original Message----- From: Jim Hickey [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 4:17 PM To: Microsoft Office Subject: [mso] Excel2000 in Windows XP Pro A user is getting statements that another user is in a file and asks for the open file choices including read only, notify, etc... The file is on a network server and is set for read only anyway and we want it to open as read only. This is a new computer using XP on a Unix file server network using VisionFS. Both windows XP Pro and Office 2000 have had all available updates installed. The previous computer was Windows 98 and everything worked fine. Is there a way to make XP recognize that the file is read only and just open it without asking each time?. Is there a setting somewhere? Also, it was just brought to my attention that a similar problem is happening on files with no one in them. It is asking the already open questions when no one is in the file. TIA --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 7/5/04 ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************