Microsoft KB Archive/909026

= You receive an error message and the digital signature is lost when you share a digitally signed workbook in Excel 2003 =

Article ID: 909026

Article Last Modified on 2/10/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario:
 * You share a digitally signed workbook in Microsoft Office Excel 2003.
 * The content of the workbook is saved by the AutoRecover feature.
 * The private key is not installed on the computer.

In this scenario, you receive an error message that is similar to the following:

You have modified a signed project. You do not have the correct key to sign this project. The signature will be discarded.

After you receive the error message, the digital signature is lost.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:  Do not use a digital signature for the workbook. Turn off the AutoRecover feature. To do this, follow these steps:  Start Excel 2003. On the Tools menu, click Options. Click the Save tab, click to select the Disable AutoRecover check box, and then click OK. </ol>

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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: security macro signed saved

Keywords: kbtshoot KB909026

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