How Do I Unlock an Estimate?
There are two ways to unlock an estimate - with or without the Installation Disk:
Option 1: Remove the estimate lock using the Utility Manager (requires the Installation Disk).
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Close the ALLDATA Repair program.
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Insert the Installation Disc.
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Select Start >> (All) Programs >> ALLDATA >> Utility Manager.
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Note: If you don't see ALLDATA as an option after selecting (All) Programs, click on the double-arrows pointing downward at the bottom of the list to reveal more options.
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Select Data >> Estimate Lock Management.
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Click Select All >> OK.
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Select File >> Exit to close the Utility Manager.
Option 2: Delete the locked file using Windows Search (does NOT require the Installation Disk).
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Close the ALLDATA Repair program.
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Select Start >> Search.
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In What do you want to search for? select All files and folders.
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In All or part of the file name, enter *.loc >> Click Search.
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Once the search is complete, delete all .loc files that are located in the C:\ALLDATAW\Estimates folder.
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Note: Only delete the .loc files in the Estimates folder. There may be other programs in other folders that you want to keep that use .loc as an extension.
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Left-click on the .loc file to highlight it >> Right-click on the file >> Select Delete.
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Re-open ALLDATA Repair (DVD). The estimate should be unlocked.See also How Do I Prevent Locked Estimates?