I have two user accounts on my computer. One has admin rights and one doesn't - as they recommend you don't access the internet via an admin account. So I have tried to make an Excel workbook that can be shared between the two accounts.
But it comes up as "read-only" on the limited account - I haven't checked the option for it to be read-only, it does it itself. Even if the workbook is created in the limited account.
If I create a workbook in the limited account, first of all it comes up just as "shared" (as it should be), then if you go into the admin account and alter it, then save it and come back to the limited account, it comes up as read-only and can only be altered in the admin account.
Which defeats the whole object of having a shared workbook.
I don't know if the problem is with Excel or XP or maybe they're incompatible? It works all right in every way.
Edit: Well, I've solved the problem, but it's not very nice.
I can't save an RT game in the limited user account, either, so it's clearly because of the limitations there are on those accounts. Looks like I'll have to use it only for accessing the internet and doing the e-mails. Now I know why XP has the "switch user" facility!Hawk: you can leave this posted, if you like - somebody else might come across the same problem.
