Microsoft KB Archive/181935

= WD97: FileOpen and Auto Macros Renamed =

Article ID: 181935

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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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."

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