excel opens two copies of spreadsheets

[Guest]

When we open a certain spread sheet on workstation from a file server it
opens 2 copies. Happens with multiple users. Any entry made on one copy is
reflected on the other. There is only one copy on the server. Server is
running Windows 2003, workstations XP/ Office 2003.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Could it be two windows of the same workbook?

http://contextures.com/xlfaqApp.html#TwoWindows
(From Debra Dalgleish's site)

 

[Guest]

They open in separate window the first named "spreadsheetname.1.xls", and the
second named "spreadsheetname.2.xls". It doesn't happen everytime. We have
many of these spreadsheets generated off a common template. We don't see the
problem when opening the template. Just often when we open a copy that has
had data entered in it.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Are you sure that what you see isn't more like:

spreadsheetname1.xls:1
and
spreadsheetname1.xls:2

If it is like this, read that link to learn how to close one of those windows
and then save the workbook that way--else you'll be doing it again.