XL98: Cannot Select Desktop as Folder to Search for Laroux Virus

ID: Q193667

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you click Select in the Excel Virus Search Add-In dialog box, you cannot select the Desktop as the folder in which to search for the Laroux macro virus.

WORKAROUND

If you want to scan only the Microsoft Excel files on your Desktop for the Laroux macro virus, type the path to the Desktop Folder in the "Enter the path of the folder to search" box. For example, if your hard disk is named "Macintosh HD", you would type the following:

Macintosh HD:Desktop Folder

When you click OK, only the Excel files on your desktop are scanned for the Laroux macro virus.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords : kbdta xlwiz xladdins
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbbug