Error: "address book has been locked by another application. Please, close other applications and try again.

Original title: locked file on CD by an unknown application. How can I find?

I burned my address book on a CD. When I try to open the file, I get the following message: "address book has been locked by another application. Please, close other applications and try again.  How can I find what is the other application?

Hi JimSpell,
 
This problem occurs if the Windows address book file used by Outlook Express is marked with the read-only attribute.
 
Follow these steps to solve the problem.
 
a. Click Start, point to find and then click files or folders.
b. in the search for files named, type: *.wab.
NOTE: If you find more than one .wab file, make the following changes for all files.
c. click file .wab you find. On the file menu, click Properties.
d. in the Properties dialog box, under attributes, clear the read-only check box.
e. click on apply and then click OK.
f. open Outlook Express and test a new e-mail message or try to access the address book.
 
For more information, see:
Note: The information provided in this article are applied to Outlook Express 6 in Windows XP as well.

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