I can't access a file on my local network. This is a file I have accessed many times in the past. The file is on my desktop computer (XP Pro on a Dell Precision 450 with Xeon 2.4 CPU). I am trying to access it over the network from my laptop (XP Home on a Fujitsu Lifebook S6110, Mobile Pentium 3, 1.2 Ghz CPU). When I use Windows Explorer from the laptop to view the file on the desktop and to copy the file to another folder on the desktop, I get the message "Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not currently in use." When I try to open the file with WordPerfect 11, I get the message "This document is in use or is specified as read-only." I have checked the following on the desktop: - file is not marked read only - file is not in use (by any program I can see) - when I click on “Properties” for the folder containing the file, it shows the attribute “Read-only” set. I then uncheck “Read-only”, click apply, the Read-only is then cleared, I click “OK”. When I click on “Properties” again for the same folder, the Read-only attribute is set on again. - when I click on “Properties” for the file, it is not set as Read-only. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

have a look here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;814112

You don't really say but I'm going to assume you are trying to open a .DOC (Windows Word File) format file. The suggestions above should help assist finding what is the issue. Another thing I would suggest checking is to make sure each computer can login to the shares properly. Perhaps a group policy change for 'users' blew up access to that share. Good luck, J. across a share on a LAN.