WD: How to Scan a Floppy Disk with Scanprot

• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SUMMARY

This article explains how to use the Macro Virus Protection Tool, available as an Application Note from Microsoft, to check floppy disks for the presence of suspicious macros in Microsoft Word documents.

For information on how to obtain the Macro Virus Protection Tool, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q133895
   TITLE     : MW1222: "Macro Virus Protection Tool"(Macintosh)

   ARTICLE-ID: Q134728
   TITLE     : WD1215: "Macro Virus Protection Tool" (Windows)

   ARTICLE-ID: Q49500
   TITLE     : Anti-Virus Software Vendors

MORE INFORMATION

To scan a floppy disk for macro viruses in Word documents:

1. On the File menu, click Open.

2. In the Files of Type list, select Document Templates.

3. Locate the Scanprot.dot template. Depending on where you installed it, this template may be in the Templates folder or in the Word folder.

4. Select Scanprot.dot and click Open (or OK).

5. If you are running Word for the Macintosh, type the title of the floppy disk followed by a colon in the Batch Cleanup Procedure window. For example, type

         untitled:
   

   If you are running Word for Windows (any version), type the drive letter of the floppy disk followed by a colon and a backslash in the Batch Cleanup Procedure window. For example, type:

         a:\
   

6. Click OK.