Documents Protected for Revisions Protected for Forms Instead

 Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q145636
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word, version 2.0z
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When you open a document that was originally protected for revisions, it is opened such that it is protected for forms instead. This problem causes your document to be "locked" so that you cannot make changes to it.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if you have installed a beta version of Internet Assistant, version 2.0, dated January 25, 1996, or earlier.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word, version 2.0z, dated January 25, 1996 or earlier. This problem has been corrected in the version of Microsoft Internet Assistant dated January 31, 1996.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, install the current version of Internet Assistant. For information about how to obtain the most recent version of Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word, version 2.0z, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q129385
   TITLE     : Internet Assistant for Word for Windows 95 Available

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: buglist2.0z

Additional query words: 6.0 7.0 2.0z ntword wordnt winword word95
word7 iaword Protection Protect Forms Revisions changed locked beep can't
edit cannot protected

Keywords : kbwdinternet
Version : 6.0 7.0 2.0Z
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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