"Do you want to merge changes back into?"

[Daniel Bloch]

Has anyone seen this annoying dialog box, upon opening a
file? You are asked if you want to merge changes in {name
of document} back into {name of read-only document that
served as template for the document you're opening}.

The dialog offers the options "Yes," "No," and "No and
don't ask again." Selecting the last choice doesn't
prevent the same question being asked next time.

This seems to occur mainly with documents created on one
computer, opened on another.

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Daniel,

Yep! This is caused by Outlook 2002 automatically adding AdHoc Review
properties to every Office document you email.

Take a look at this article for more information and how to rid
yourself of this nuisance:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=107

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Beth Melton

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[Daniel Bloch]

Thanks for your excellent answer; that was a mighty
obscure cause!