File In Use - Locked for editing

[jrh]

When I open an Excel 2003 workbook I sometimes get
a dialog box that says "File In Use - filename.xls is
locked for editing by "user". Even though no one on the
network has it open. I have to log off and log back in
to get the file to open. Any ideas why this happens?
Thanks.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Sometimes cleaning up your temp folder will help.

Excel puts some files there when you open a workbook. If excel (or windows)
crashes, these files aren't cleaned up.

And with some operating systems, you can do alt-ctrl-delete and view the tasks
that are running. If you have a hidden instance of excel, you could end it to
see if that helps.