OFF2000: Routing Office Document Prompts After You Apply Outlook E-mail Security Update (263092)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 2000
- Microsoft Word 2000
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
- Microsoft Outlook 2000
This article was previously published under Q263092 SYMPTOMS
When you try to route a Microsoft Word document, Microsoft PowerPoint presentation or a Microsoft Excel workbook (point to Send To on the File menu, and then click Routing Recipient), you may receive the following prompt one or more times:
A program is trying to access e-mail addresses you have stored in Outlook. Do you want to allow this?
If this is unexpected, it may be a virus and you should choose "No".
When you click the Route button, you may receive the following prompt:
A program is trying to automatically send e-mail on your behalf.
Do you want to allow this?
If this is unexpected, it may be a virus and you should choose "No".
CAUSE
This behavior occurs if you have installed the Outlook
E-mail Security Update. The Outlook E-mail Security Update
provides additional levels of protection against malicious
e-mail messages. The update changes the way that
Outlook handles attachments and the way that Outlook
can be controlled programmatically.
For additional information about
this update, please see one of the following articles
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base, depending on which
version of Outlook you have:
262631 OL2000: Information About the Outlook E-mail Security Update
262617 OL98: Information About the Outlook E-mail Security Update
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/28/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbpending KB263092 |
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