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The Microsoft Office XP Macro Security white paper discusses how you can help prevent the introduction of macro viruses into your computer using Office.
This downloadable file contains the Microsoft Office XP Macro Security white paper. This white paper is a Microsoft Word *.doc file that can be opened by either Word 2000 or Word 2002. The Microsoft Office XP Macro Security white paper discusses how you can prevent the introduction of macro viruses into your computer using Office XP.
For example, Office XP offers digital signatures to help users distinguish legitimate code from undesirable code, such as viruses. If you open an Office document and see a macro security warning with digital signature information, you should examine the signature and its associated certificate to establish confidence in the person (or corporation) who signed the macros, and confirm that the macros have not been changed since they were written. You can choose to trust all macros signed by this person (or corporation) by checking the Trust all macros from this source check box. From then on, when you open a document that contains macros signed by this trusted source, Office enables the macros without showing a security warning for the document.
If you use the Office XP digital signature features as advised in this white paper, you will not see annoying security warnings for any of the macro solutions that you write or use. You will only see a security warning when it is justified; that is, when you open a document with unexpected macros or viruses.
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System Requirements
Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT
Supported operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT
- This download works with the following Office applications:
- Word 2002
Installation Instructions
To install this download
- You may want to print this page to use as a reference when you are offline.
- Download the file from the Microsoft Office Tools on the Web site by clicking the Download link above and following the instructions in the dialog boxes.
- Double-click the offxpsec.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Instructions for use:
Open the offxpsec.doc from the directory you specified during the installation.
To remove this download:
This white paper cannot be uninstalled. To remove the white paper itself, delete the file offxpsec.doc. To remove the download file itself, delete the file offxpsec.exe