i posted this problem on the network sub-forum here but i think this is a more appropriate area:

i am running xp and word 97 on 2 networked machines at work.

i have a folder on machine A containing WORD documents. i have changed it's properties to "share this folder on the network" and "allow network users to share my files".

on machine B, i can open files in this folder. i can also make copies of files in this folder. however, when i open a file in this folder, make changes and attempt to save it .. machine B complains that it cannot save the file and WORD effectively freezes. also, machine A reboots!

the one problem i do see is the "attributes" for the folder on machine A has the "read-only" box checked. i can uncheck it and close the "properties" window. but when i re-open it, the "read-only" box is checked again.

1) how can i permanently make the folder NOT "read-only" on machine A.
2) do you think this is the cause of the freeze & reboot problems?

thanks in advance.
i have tried this using a third machine. that machine informs me that there is a permission problem during the save. of course, it crashes machine A while saying this.

so ... i created a new, empty folder on machine A. checking it's "properties", the "read-only" box is already checked. if i uncheck it and reopen it's properties, it is "read-only" again. this doesn't affect MY ability to save files there but it does affect other machines when i "share" it.

my question then is .. how do i permanently uncheck this "read-only" box? i'm just baffled here.