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Q272751: WD97: Macros Are Enabled When Word Automatically Opens ASD Files

Article: Q272751
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): 97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta wd2000
Last Modified: 18-NOV-2000

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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 Word automatically recovers a document from a previous session of Microsoft
Word, macros contained in the document are enabled, and no macro warning message
is displayed.


CAUSE
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When Microsoft Word starts, it checks the following locations for AutoRecover
(*.asd) files, but it does not check the files for macros:

- Word always checks the TEMP folder, as specified by your TEMP environment. To
  determine your TEMP folder, follow these steps:

  1. In Word, click About Microsoft Word on the Help menu.

  2. Click System Info.

  3. On the Tree tab, click to expand the Software Environment folder.

  4. Click to select Environment Variables.

-and-

- Word checks the "AutoRecover files" path, as specified on the File Locations
  tab (on the Tools menu, click Options).

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.

REFERENCES
==========

For additional information about how Word 97 uses temporary files, click the
article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q89247 WD97: How Word for Windows Uses Temporary Files

Additional query words: wdac97 exe wrdac97 mailmerge mail merge wd97 security update

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Keywords          : kbdta wd2000 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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