error #51, AppleWorks 6 on Tiger

[Jack Campin]

There are two users on this Tiger machine. One can use AppleWorks 6 with no problems. The other can't create or save any documents, error #51.

I've already deleted all preferences and repaired permissions. Also made everything in the AppleWorks application folder globally read/write. None of which made any difference.

I see this has been asked here before (in a TICKET ARCHIVE thread that I can't figure out how to post to), but with no answer there either.

I really DON'T want to have to use OpenOffice!

 

[DeltaMac]

try this process:
Quit AppleWorks.
Go to your user/Documents folder, and remove the AppleWorks User Data folder, put it in the trash, and empty the trash.
Do the same to your user/Library/Preferences/Appleworks folder
Do the same to the com.apple.appleworks.plist
logout and log back in as the same user. (not really necessary but I like an almost fresh start)
Open Appleworks, and make a NEW document and try to save it.
Open an existing document and try to save it.

If either of these will not work, let me know.

If you don't want to go with MS Office, then there's also NeoOffice.

 

[Jack Campin]

That worked! Thanks!