You receive the "Unable to read file. Unexpected file lock" error message in Excel 2000 (213879)
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This article was previously published under Q213879 ERROR MESSAGE
You may receive the following error message:
Unable to read file.
Unexpected file lock by name. Please try again, and
then if necessary, use the Share Workbook command (Tools menu).
NOTE: Microsoft Office 2000 has built-in functionality that permits you to get more information about difficult-to-troubleshoot alerts or error messages. If you want to enable this functionality for this and other error messages in Microsoft Office 2000, please download the Microsoft Office 2000 Customizable Alerts file from the Microsoft Office Update Web site at the following address:
NOTE: If you reached this article by clicking the Web Info button in an error message, you already have Customizable Alerts enabled.
CAUSE
We need more information about your specific situation to determine why you got this error message.
THINGS TO TRYContact Microsoft Product Support Services
Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services by using the contact information provided on the support options page at:
When you contact support, please refer to article ID Q213879.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 12/2/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbdownload kberrmsg kbfix kbprb KB213879 |
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