WD97: Macros Are Enabled When Word Automatically Opens ASD Files (272751)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q272751

SYMPTOMS

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

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:

265374 WD97: Post Service Release Fixes for Word 97

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is 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:

89247 WD97: How Word for Windows Uses Temporary Files

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/5/2004
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