Windows XP and Excel'97 macros

I'm not an my XP machine right now, so can't give you exact details, but that sounds like part of the XP virus/spyware/firewall. Open up the Windows protection and tell it to prompt you before allowing macros.

Other option--make sure Office is fully patched!

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;280829

This problem occurs when the document contains a control, and the user's %homedrive% in the user profile points to a read-only share or directory.

Controls in Office 97 products need to create an .exd file in the Windows NT user's %homedrive% directory.

Nothing to do with anything suggested previously.

The '.doc' file extension has previously been exploited with 'macro's deployed using this file extension'. After a recent 'MS upgrade' i found that Outlook opened with a warning regarding macro's. Subsequent changes to 'Macro Security' settings removed this warning.

This is just an example of 'MS' changing your settings to place the burden of "malware" on the user.

You must realise that every time you allow your computer to deploy upgrades that the upgrade may change your settings to reflect the security level MS feels that people who are unable to reverse these settings should have employed.

Obviously you fit this bill!

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