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Q214652: WD97: No Macro Warning Opening File Attached to Template

Article: Q214652
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbvirus kbtemplate word8 word97 kbofficeupdate
Last Modified: 24-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you open a Word document or RTF format file that is attached to a template
that contains macros, the macro virus warning message may not appear. Word
provides a macro warning message when a document that contains a macro is
opened; however, if that document is attached to a non-trusted template that
contains a macro, no warning is issued.

Microsoft Word considers documents and templates that are stored in either the
user templates folder or the workgroup templates folder as trusted, or free of
unwanted macro viruses. To determine where Word is storing your trusted user and
workgroup templates, click Options on the Tools menu, and then click the File
Locations tab.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve the problem described in this article, obtain and install the latest
Microsoft Word 97 update from the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/Wd97mcrs.aspx

IMPORTANT NOTE: Microsoft Word 97 post-service release fixes are cumulative. The
latest update contains all of the fixes since Service Release 2. If you install
the latest update for Word 97, you do not need to install any other updates
after Service Release 2.

For additional information about the fixes included in the latest update for Word
97, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q265374 WD97: Post Service Release Fixes for Word 97


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.This problem was corrected in Microsoft
Word 2000.


For additional information about Word for Windows 97 or Office 97 Service
Releases, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q172475 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-1

  Q151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2

For additional information about macro viruses, click the article numbers below
to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q49500 List of Antivirus Software Vendors

  Q187243 WD97: Frequently Asked Questions About Word Macro Viruses

  Q181079 WD97: What to Do If You Have a Macro Virus

  Q160686 WD97: No Macro Warning Opening File in Template Folder


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Keywords          : kbdta kbvirus kbtemplate word8 word97 kbofficeupdate 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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