WD97: Macro Virus Warning Displayed When No Macros Exist in File

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Word 97 document or template, you get the following macro virus warning, although the document or template does not contain any macros:

The document you are opening contains macros or customizations. Some macros contain viruses that could harm your computer.

If you are sure this document is from a trusted source, click Enable Macros. If you are not sure and want to prevent any macros from running, click Disable Macros.

CAUSE

When you delete macros from a document or template, some macro storage components are left behind. The macro virus protection feature finds this information, and the warning message is displayed.

WORKAROUND

Use one of the following methods to create a new Word document that does not contain Word macro storage components:

Method 1: Copy All Information to a New Word File

Method 2: Save the Word File as Rich Text Format (RTF)

1. Delete all the macros from the file.



2. On the File menu, click Save As.



3. In the Save As dialog box, under Save As Type, click Rich Text Format, and then click OK.



4. Close and then reopen the RTF file you just saved.



5. On the File menu, click Save As.



6. In the Save As dialog box, under Save As Type, click Word Document (*.doc), and then click OK.



7. Close and reopen the document. The macro storage components have been reset.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem has been corrected in Word 2000.

MORE INFORMATION

Macro storage components are not present in a Word document or template until you store a macro in the file. These components exist as supporting structures for the existence and storage of macros in a file. When you delete all of the macros in a file, the macro storage components are not removed. The macro virus warning feature of Microsoft Word 97 detects the macro storage components in the file and presents the macro virus warning when you open the file.

To remove macros from a Word document, do the following:

1. Open the file in Word.



2. On the Tools menu, choose Macro, and then click Macros.



3. In the Macros dialog box, select a macro name and then click Delete. This removes the macro from the file.



4. Repeat step 3 for each of the macros you want to remove.

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the General tab.



2. Click to clear the Macro Virus Protection check box, and then click OK.

Additional query words: 8.0 prompt

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug