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Why are files read-only when using WebDAV on Vista with Office 2007?

April 26, 2017files Office read-only Vista WebDAV

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Why are files read-only when using WebDAV on Vista with Office 2007?

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When using Office 2007 on Vista with WebDAV shares, documents will be opened read-only. This is due to Microsoft’s design. There is a work-around which will put Office 2007 applications into Windows XP SP2 compatibility mode. This can be accomplished by simply adding a few registry keys. The keys are application specific (examples for Excel, Word, and PowerPoint are listed below): [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers] “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\WINWORD.EXE”=”WINXPSP2” “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\EXCEL.EXE”=”WINXPSP2” “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\POWERPNT.EXE”=”WINXPSP2” You can find more information on this issue here: Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog: Office 2007 on Windows Vista prompts for user credentials….