File In Use - Message

[Dave]

I am trying to open an excel program that is shared on a
network drive. When I go to open it the following message
box pops up....

File In Use

name.xls is locked for editing

by 'user name'.

open by 'read only' or click 'notify' to open read-only
and receive notification when the document is no longer in
use.

The user name that it is saying is me and I don't have the
file open. Does anyone know why it is saying this or how
to fix it? I guess it thinks I have the file open, maybe
it didn't close right but I can't figure it out.

Thanks Dave

 

[Dave Peterson]

maybe Debra Dalgleish knows:

http://www.contextures.com/xlfaqApp.html#ReadOnly

Sometimes, it helps to reboot the server, too.