Can't save file ... WHY?

Recently, this problem's been happening more and more often. I'll have an image ("xxx.tif") open, and when I try to save it, I get an error message that says: Could not save as "xxx.tif" because that document is currently open. Save using a different name, or close the document and try again. But I can't save as a different name. The ONLY thing that WORKS is, closing Photoshop and reopening, then trying again. But in the process, I've lost whatever changes I've made to xxx.tif.

A specific, common example: Open a TIF file, make some changes, reduce it to 72dpi, and try to Save As, as a JPG file, on my desktop. Can't do it. Can't save it ANYWHERE ... not on drive C, drive D ... keep getting the same bogus message.

Anybody got a clue what's causing this? Sure would be grateful for some advice..... thanks!

Have seen this before using Windows XP but not with photoshop (the offender was office XP). Fixed it by creating and using a different user but exacty what the problem was with that user, I have no idea??

Mabye worth a try?

"bilglas" wrote in message

Recently, this problem's been happening more and more often. I'll have an image ("xxx.tif") open, and when I try to save it, I get an error message that says: Could not save as "xxx.tif" because that document is currently open. Save using a different name, or close the document and try again.

But

I can't save as a different name. The ONLY thing that WORKS is, closing Photoshop and reopening, then trying again. But in the process, I've lost whatever changes I've made to xxx.tif.

A specific, common example: Open a TIF file, make some changes, reduce it

to

72dpi, and try to Save As, as a JPG file, on my desktop. Can't do it.

Can't

save it ANYWHERE ... not on drive C, drive D ... keep getting the same

bogus

message.

Anybody got a clue what's causing this? Sure would be grateful for some advice..... thanks!