Add Ins... Security Warning Message

[cp2599]

When I select Tools -- Add-Ins -- Add-In Manager, I get a security
warning (This file may not be safe ... ) about an ACWZTOOL.MDE file in
the microsoft office directory structure. Is this normal?

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

When I select Tools -- Add-Ins -- Add-In Manager, I get a security
warning (This file may not be safe ... ) about an ACWZTOOL.MDE file in
the microsoft office directory structure. Is this normal?

It may be if you haven't changed the security warnings:

Tools >>> Macro >>> Security

 

[cp2599]

It may be if you haven't changed the security warnings:

Tools >>> Macro >>> Security

Change it to what ... it's at the recommended Medium.

 

[David W. Fenton]

:

Change it to what ... it's at the recommended Medium.

Low. Medium is much too intrusive, and a huge mistake by MS.

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

Change it to what ... it's at the recommended Medium.

Access 2002 and 2003 require either a developer certification each time the
database is changed, or setting the warnings to Low. Access 2007, requires
the Low warning as well, but also needs to be placed in a Trusted Location
if there is no certification. If you are certain that no one is opening any
rogue databases, there is no harm in changing the security warnings.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access
http://www.accessmvp.com

Disclaimer: Any code or opinions are offered here as is. Some of that
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used by the author. Others have been furnished by their manufacturers.
Still others have not been personally tested, but have been
recommended by others whom this author respects.

 

[cp2599]

cp2599wrote:

Access 2002 and 2003 require either a developer certification each time the
database is changed, or setting the warnings to Low. Access 2007, requires
the Low warning as well, but also needs to be placed in a Trusted Location
if there is no certification. If you are certain that no one is opening any
rogue databases, there is no harm in changing the security warnings.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVPhttp://www.datastrat.comhttp://www.mvps.org/accesshttp://www.accessmvp.com

Disclaimer: Any code or opinions are offered here as is. Some of that
code has been well tested for number of years. Some of it is untested
"aircode" typed directly into the post. Some may be code from other
authors. Some of the products recommended have been purchased and
used by the author. Others have been furnished by their manufacturers.
Still others have not been personally tested, but have been
recommended by others whom this author respects.

How would I know if a rogue database was being opened? Is
ACWZTOOL.MDE a rogue database or is it something provided by Microsoft?

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

Access 2002 and 2003 require either a developer certification each time
the
database is changed, or setting the warnings to Low. Access 2007, requires
the Low warning as well, but also needs to be placed in a Trusted Location
if there is no certification. If you are certain that no one is opening
any
rogue databases, there is no harm in changing the security warnings.

How would I know if a rogue database was being opened? Is
ACWZTOOL.MDE a rogue database or is it something provided by Microsoft?

ACWZTOOL.MDE is provided by Microsoft. Rogue databases are ones you may have
downloaded from websites which may not be honest. It is unlikely that you
would do so, but Microsoft having been accused of not building secure
software may have over-compensated and created a security structure which is
more than you need. All of my computers have the Macro security set to low.
And all of my Access 2007 databases are in Trusted Locations.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access
http://www.accessmvp.com

Disclaimer: Any code or opinions are offered here as is. Some of that
code has been well tested for number of years. Some of it is untested
"aircode" typed directly into the post. Some may be code from other
authors. Some of the products recommended have been purchased and
used by the author. Others have been furnished by their manufacturers.
Still others have not been personally tested, but have been
recommended by others whom this author respects.