File cannot be accessed..... help please!!!

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Stephen Moss

I'll be brief...
Trouble opening an xls file, error states "blah.xls cannot be accessed.File
may be read only........etc"
Have opened it OK with MS Works Spreadsheet and thought I'd cracked
it...however... although I can open 4 out of the 5 sheets contained within
the file, the 5th sheet will not open. The "a" drive is not able to read it
at all.
The disk was earlier in the "a" drive when the computer was re-booted.Could
this cause a problem? (please say no!)

Thanks

Steve
 
Stephen
From what you say I get the idea that the file is on a disk in the "A"
drive and you are trying to open the file from that disk. Don't do that.
Ever.
Never open a file from a removable disk.
Never save a file to a removable disk.
Only copy from and copy to a removable disk.
If you have a file on a removable disk and you want to open it, first copy
the file from the removable disk to the hardrive, then open the file in the
hardrive.
If you want to save a file and put the file on the removable disk, first
save the file to the hardrive, then copy the file to the removable disk.
HTH Otto
 
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