You may receive an "A security problem has occurred" error message when you click a hyperlink in PowerPoint 2002 (894690)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. A Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 presentation resides on a Web server that requires a password for access. You click a hyperlink in the presentation. The hyperlink starts with the characters "https://." You may receive the following error message:
A security problem has occurred.
RESOLUTIONHow to obtain the hotfixThis issue is fixed in the PowerPoint 2002 post-Service Pack 3 Hotfix Package released on February 24, 2005. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 894877 Description of the PowerPoint 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: February 24, 2005 To enable this hotfix, follow these steps: - Quit PowerPoint 2002.
- Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
- Locate and then click to select the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\PowerPoint\Options - After you select the key that is specified in step 3, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD.
- Type EnableDialogInHLinkNav, and then press ENTER.
- Right-click EnableDialogInHLinkNav, and then click Modify.
- In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
- On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 4/7/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbbug kbfix KB894690 kbAudITPRO |
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