Workflows sending duplicate emails.

I have many workflows that send 2+ email notifications. Sometimes it's a brand new wf - or sometimes I've had a wf working fine for months, then I edit the email part (add a email address or add to email message body - NOT edit the wf) and it starts sending multiple email notifications. Sometimes if I recreate the exact wf - it starts working fine -- but not always. Do you have any suggestions. Thank you.
The workflow didn't work with SalesStage -- but when I changed it to SalesStageId it worked... Thank you!
Edited by: user9978914 on Jun 22, 2010 9:56 AM

yes! It is an Opportunity record - 'when modified record is saved' workflow -- it was this:
[<SalesStage>] = 'Closed/Won' AND [<OpportunityType>] = LookupValue("OCCAM_OPPTY_SALES_TYPE", "Software") AND [<IndexedPick2>] = LookupValue("OCC_INDEX_CUST_LOV_OPTY_2", "IBM") and worked fine for a long time.
Then I added a new email recipient (did NOT alter the wf)-- and it started duplicating. I changed the wf to:
[<SalesStage>] = 'Closed/Won' AND [<OpportunityType>] = LookupValue("OCCAM_OPPTY_SALES_TYPE", "Software") AND ([<SalesStageId>] <> PRE('<SalesStageId>')) AND [<IndexedPick2>] = LookupValue("OCC_INDEX_CUST_LOV_OPTY_2", "IBM") and it seems to be working now - only sending one email. The ([<SalesStageId>] <> PRE('<SalesStageId>')) was the only thing changed.

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