I haven't found a post describing our exact problem. We have four computers using Windows XP & an SBS 2003 Server. We are not experiencing this problem with any computer using Office 2003, just ones using Office 2007.
Specifically, when saving a new .doc/.docx (or .xls/.xlsx) to our SBS 2003 shared M: drive (exchange public folder) we receive "There has been a network or file permission error. The network connection may be lost. (M:\Folder\test.docx)". We can save to any other shared drive on this server, but not the M: drive.
No other applications (adobe, chief architect, quickbooks, etc…) experience this problem just the Office 2007 programs. When the "Save As" dialog box is open we can work around the problem by
1. Cutting & pasting an existing .doc/etc... file to the drive, then renaming it, then saving the new .doc/etc... overwriting the file.
2. Saving the doc to "My Folder" (or any other drive or folder on the system) then moving it to the desired location on the M: drive.
But this is cumbersome and contrary to the fact that we use our computers to make life easier, not more difficult.
Frankly, it is as if Office has read/modify privileges on all existing documents & Folders, but doesn't have permission to create any new documents on the M: drive.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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