Help!

[Turaabie]

As-Salaamu `Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullaahi Wa-Barakaatuh.

I hope someone can help me, inshaa-Allah!!!

'This modification is not allowed because the document is locked'

I keep getting the above message... I tried to register, but it says; Your installation cannot be activated becasue you have activated upto the limit for your Product Key..' <--- Have a feeling thats even worse then the above message...

I have tooo many important documents which i cannot afford to lose, so please if anyone could help, i would be truly grateful!

Jazzaakillaahu Khayr.

Wa'laykumus-Salaam wa-Rahmatullaahi wa-Barakaatuh.

[gag order]

did your pc crash when running word?

and then did you try to activate word even though it is already activated?

or is it a trial version, registering usaully does the trick?



what version of word do you have?

i think it may easily be resolved through unlocking via some menu options.

have you tried detect and repair under help menu?

[Turaabie]

I'm on Laptop, it didn't Crash..

I didn't activate it. I didn't realise i had to, as in the pass it was never required.

I have Microsoft 2003 (It isn't Trial version)

I opened word and a 'Activation Wizard' appeared... telling me to activate, tried to do this via internet, but got the 'Your installation cannot be activated becasue you have activated upto the limit for your Product Key..' message.

...

[gag order]

the document you cant modify does it have something along the lines of 'stop protection' ?

[Turaabie]

Nope.

And it isn't just one document! Sadly, ALL my documents cannot be modified!!

[Turaabie]

..I can't expand my Doc. As the Toolbar does not appear. Even tried Alt, Shift, F10. Zilch.

Do you think, if i installed a different version of Microsoft Word, it would help. (As in be able to open my documents there)

Inshaa-Allaah!!!

[gag order]

go into tools - options - security and uncheck read only

you cant modify if a doc is read only so try undoing that

[Turaabie]

I can't access 'Options'

(I can't access any of my Tool bar)

[Abuz Zubair]

gag_order, do you work in technical support? (just curious)

[gag order]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826526 activating upto the limit

http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/suites/default.aspx modifying locked doc

looks like you have a uninstall - reinstallation ahead of you. all is not lost yuo can still run your docs on word elsewhere or try running another version like you said.

[gag order]

no bruv, ive had my fair share of word trouble. the side effects of currupted registry and temp file junk!

[Turaabie]

Jazzaakillaahu Khayran Katheeran for ALL your help!

May Allaah reward you with Firdaws al-A'ala.

[gag order]

let me know what fix does the trix!

[Turaabie]

...I had an old Microsoft Works!! CD lying around, which i got with my Laptop, i installed that, and al-Hamdulillaah, i managed to open all my documents. So, inshaa-Allaah, i'll just install M.Words over the weekend, and all shall be fixed. alHamdulillaah.

[aburasheed]

Try: OpenOffice.org (http://download.openoffice.org/2.1.0/index.html)

Yes, it supports M$Word documents.