WD2000: Word Document Is Deleted When Opened Read-only via a Hyperlink (274693)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000

This article was previously published under Q274693
NOTE: The information in this article applies to the French, German, and Spanish version%3 of Microsoft Word 2000.

SYMPTOMS

When a Word document is opened via a hyperlink in Microsoft Internet Explorer, the document may be deleted from the server when the following occurs:
  • A user opens the document with read/write access,
  • a second user opens the document with read-only access, and then
  • the first user closes the document before the second user closes it.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack

The French version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date      Time    Version   Size     File name         Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------------
   11/30/00  11.38PM            41,984  WW9INTL.msp       x86
   12/01/00  00.42AM           564,224  WW9INTL_Admin.msp x86
				
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:
   Date      Time     Version      Size     File name     Platform
   ----------------------------------------------------------------
   11/02/00  01.49AM  9.0.0.4618   766,003  Ww9intl.dll   x86
				
The German version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date      Time    Version     Size     File name          Platform
   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   11/30/00  09.56PM              36,864  Ww9intl.msp        x86
   11/30/00  10.34PM             573,440  Ww9intl_admin.msp  x86
				
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:
   Date      Time    Version      Size     File name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   11/22/00  08.34PM 9.0.0.4618   770,099  Ww9intl.dll   x86
				
The Spanish version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date      Time    Version   Size     File name         Platform
   -----------------------------------------------------------------
   12/01/00  01.19AM            36,864  Ww9intl.msp       x86
   12/01/00  01.26AM           555,008  Ww9intl_admin.msp x86
				
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:
   Date      Time     Version      Size     File name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   11/03/00  12.14PM  9.0.0.4618   753,715  Ww9intl.dll   x86
				

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3).

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/30/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB274693