Microsoft KB Archive/896715

= You receive a &quot;The Macros in this file do not match the digital signature&quot; error message when you open a file that was saved from a signed template in Excel 2003 =

Article ID: 896715

Article Last Modified on 4/15/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003

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SYMPTOMS
When you open a workbook that was saved from a signed template in Microsoft Office Excel 2003, the workbook opens and you receive the following error message:

The Macros in this file do not match the digital signature. Only a macro virus would cause this. Please Scan for viruses, and notify the publisher of the document. Macros will be disabled.



CAUSE
This problem may occur when you follow these steps:
 * 1) You open a signed template that contains Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros.
 * 2) You save the file as a new &quot;File name.&quot;
 * 3) You open the new file.

After you save the file as a new &quot;File name,&quot; the digital signature has been invalidated. However, the digital signature has not been completely removed from the new file.



WORKAROUND
There is no workaround or resolution for this problem.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: excel2003 xl2003 xl2k3

Keywords: kberrmsg kbtshoot kbprogramming kbautomation kbprb kbvba kbopenfile kbsavefile KB896715

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