Article ID: 181935
Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q181935
SYMPTOMS
If you create a FileOpen, AutoExec, AutoNew, or AutoOpen macro in Microsoft
Word 97 for Windows, and WinStone anti-virus software is installed, the
macro will not run. When you restart Word, the macros have been renamed to
similar names, such as FileOpenOld.
CAUSE
The Macro-Virus prevention feature in WinStone anti-virus software
eliminates the FileOpen, AutoExec, AutoNew and AutoOpen macros.
WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, disable the automatic macro virus protection
by moving the Lmdwav.dll file out of the Winword/Startup folder. You can
still run the WinStone anti-virus package manually; however, WinStone will
not be able to automatically scan for macro viruses.
MORE INFORMATION
For information about how to move files in Microsoft Windows, on the Start
menu, click Help. Click the Index tab and type "moving" (without quotation
marks), and then double-click the "files or folders" entry. Double-click
"Moving a file or folder."
WinStone Anti-Virus is manufactured by WinStone, a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this
product's performance or reliability.
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