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Microsoft Office has identifed a potential security concern

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Gérard Ducouret

Flightless Bird
Hello,
I created an hyperlink between a Project Std 2007 task and a Word document,
but when I click on it to open the document, I get the warning:
______________________________
Microsoft Office Project Security Notice
Microsoft Office has identifed a potential security concern.
This location may be unsafe.
Specifications.docx
Hyperlinks can be harmful to your computer and data. To protect your
computer, click only those hyperlinks from trusted sources.
Do you want to continue?
_______________________________
How can I get rid of the warning?
Thanks for your help
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
Try posting in this forum:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/addbuz/threads

Gérard Ducouret wrote:
> Hello,
> I created an hyperlink between a Project Std 2007 task and a Word
> document,
> but when I click on it to open the document, I get the warning:
> ______________________________
> Microsoft Office Project Security Notice
> Microsoft Office has identifed a potential security concern.
> This location may be unsafe.
> Specifications.docx
> Hyperlinks can be harmful to your computer and data. To protect your
> computer, click only those hyperlinks from trusted sources.
> Do you want to continue?
> _______________________________
> How can I get rid of the warning?
> Thanks for your help
 
B

Bernd

Flightless Bird
-------- Original-Nachricht --------

> Hello,
> I created an hyperlink between a Project Std 2007 task and a Word document,
> but when I click on it to open the document, I get the warning:
> ______________________________
> Microsoft Office Project Security Notice
> Microsoft Office has identifed a potential security concern.
> This location may be unsafe.
> Specifications.docx
> Hyperlinks can be harmful to your computer and data. To protect your
> computer, click only those hyperlinks from trusted sources.
> Do you want to continue?
> _______________________________
> How can I get rid of the warning?
> Thanks for your help
>
>
>
The feature can be turned off via the registry:

1. Open the registry editor

2. Browse to the following location in the registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common
3. If the Security key already exists under the Common key, then
select it.
If it doesn’t exist already then create it via:
Edit-> New-> Key
4. Here create a new DWORD Value via
Edit-> New-> DWORD Value

Value name: DisableHyperlinkWarning
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

When this key is set to 0 or is missing, the security warning
will show again.
You might need to restart your computer for changes to take effect.

Bernd
 
G

Gérard Ducouret

Flightless Bird
Thanks a lot Bernd,

Gérard

"Bernd" <fake@gmx.de> a écrit dans le message de news:
ubz8XZ6yKHA.5332@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>
>> Hello,
>> I created an hyperlink between a Project Std 2007 task and a Word
>> document,
>> but when I click on it to open the document, I get the warning:
>> ______________________________
>> Microsoft Office Project Security Notice
>> Microsoft Office has identifed a potential security concern.
>> This location may be unsafe.
>> Specifications.docx
>> Hyperlinks can be harmful to your computer and data. To protect your
>> computer, click only those hyperlinks from trusted sources.
>> Do you want to continue?
>> _______________________________
>> How can I get rid of the warning?
>> Thanks for your help
>>
>>
>>
> The feature can be turned off via the registry:
>
> 1. Open the registry editor
>
> 2. Browse to the following location in the registry
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common
> 3. If the Security key already exists under the Common key, then select
> it.
> If it doesn't exist already then create it via:
> Edit-> New-> Key
> 4. Here create a new DWORD Value via
> Edit-> New-> DWORD Value
>
> Value name: DisableHyperlinkWarning
> Value Type: REG_DWORD
> Value: 1
>
> When this key is set to 0 or is missing, the security warning will
> show again.
> You might need to restart your computer for changes to take effect.
>
> Bernd
 
G

Gérard Ducouret

Flightless Bird
Hello Bernd,

I created that "DisableHyperlinkWarning" key in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common,
I restarted the computer,
But I still have the useless warning message!
Any idea?
Thanks for your help

Gérard

"Bernd" <fake@gmx.de> a écrit dans le message de news:
ubz8XZ6yKHA.5332@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>
>> Hello,
>> I created an hyperlink between a Project Std 2007 task and a Word
>> document,
>> but when I click on it to open the document, I get the warning:
>> ______________________________
>> Microsoft Office Project Security Notice
>> Microsoft Office has identifed a potential security concern.
>> This location may be unsafe.
>> Specifications.docx
>> Hyperlinks can be harmful to your computer and data. To protect your
>> computer, click only those hyperlinks from trusted sources.
>> Do you want to continue?
>> _______________________________
>> How can I get rid of the warning?
>> Thanks for your help
>>
>>
>>
> The feature can be turned off via the registry:
>
> 1. Open the registry editor
>
> 2. Browse to the following location in the registry
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common
> 3. If the Security key already exists under the Common key, then select
> it.
> If it doesn't exist already then create it via:
> Edit-> New-> Key
> 4. Here create a new DWORD Value via
> Edit-> New-> DWORD Value
>
> Value name: DisableHyperlinkWarning
> Value Type: REG_DWORD
> Value: 1
>
> When this key is set to 0 or is missing, the security warning will
> show again.
> You might need to restart your computer for changes to take effect.
>
> Bernd
 
G

Gérard Ducouret

Flightless Bird
Is not it in the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\Alerts registry that
we have to add the DisableHyperlinkWarning key?

thanks

Gérard
 
B

Bernd

Flightless Bird
-------- Original-Nachricht --------

> Hello Bernd,
>
> I created that "DisableHyperlinkWarning" key in
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common,
> I restarted the computer,
> But I still have the useless warning message!
> Any idea?
Under
HKCU\...\Common\Security

not under Common directly.

Bernd
 
G

Gérard Ducouret

Flightless Bird
"Bernd" <fake@gmx.de> a écrit dans le message de news:
uS81F3CzKHA.2436@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>
>> Hello Bernd,
>>
>> I created that "DisableHyperlinkWarning" key in
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common,
>> I restarted the computer,
>> But I still have the useless warning message!
>> Any idea?
> Under
> HKCU\...\Common\Security
>
> not under Common directly.
>
> Bernd

HKCU\...\Common\Security
I don't have any Security directory under Common :-(

Gérard
 
G

Gérard Ducouret

Flightless Bird
Sorry, I misread your post.
Now I'm right
Thanks for your patience.
 
B

Bernd

Flightless Bird
-------- Original-Nachricht --------

> Sorry, I misread your post.
> Now I'm right
> Thanks for your patience.
>
>
>
:)

Bernd
 
M

milt

Flightless Bird
On 3/24/2010 4:53 PM, Gérard Ducouret wrote:
> Hello,
> I created an hyperlink between a Project Std 2007 task and a Word document,
> but when I click on it to open the document, I get the warning:
> ______________________________
> Microsoft Office Project Security Notice
> Microsoft Office has identifed a potential security concern.
> This location may be unsafe.
> Specifications.docx
> Hyperlinks can be harmful to your computer and data. To protect your
> computer, click only those hyperlinks from trusted sources.
> Do you want to continue?
> _______________________________
> How can I get rid of the warning?
> Thanks for your help
>
>
>

See, this is the problem with computer users and why so many people have
problems. There is built in warning systems and what not to protect the
computer and people keep asking how to get around them, shut them off,
etc.Then they wonder why their computers start acting funny because they
got some sort of virus or other infection that these security features
would block. The greatest laugh is they blame Windows for the problem!
No, blame yourself for shutting off all the security! (This includes the
people that think shutting off UAC is a good idea).
 
G

Gérard Ducouret

Flightless Bird
Hi milt,

"milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
eIS3JeczKHA.5348@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> On 3/24/2010 4:53 PM, Gérard Ducouret wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I created an hyperlink between a Project Std 2007 task and a Word
>> document,
>> but when I click on it to open the document, I get the warning:
>> ______________________________
>> Microsoft Office Project Security Notice
>> Microsoft Office has identifed a potential security concern.
>> This location may be unsafe.
>> Specifications.docx
>> Hyperlinks can be harmful to your computer and data. To protect your
>> computer, click only those hyperlinks from trusted sources.
>> Do you want to continue?
>> _______________________________
>> How can I get rid of the warning?
>> Thanks for your help
>>
>>
>>
>
> See, this is the problem with computer users and why so many people have
> problems. There is built in warning systems and what not to protect the
> computer and people keep asking how to get around them, shut them off,
> etc.Then they wonder why their computers start acting funny because they
> got some sort of virus or other infection that these security features
> would block. The greatest laugh is they blame Windows for the problem! No,
> blame yourself for shutting off all the security! (This includes the
> people that think shutting off UAC is a good idea).

Hi milt,
I think that this systematic warning does not warn anything useful because
it is systematic. More, it is a little bit annoying because all the files
that I'm pointing on with these hyper links have been created by me. This
warning would be useful if it warned only when it detects a real virus in
the file. But it's not the case.
The waste of time and productivity due to security measures may be ten times
greater that the waste of time and productivity due to a potential virus,
when the severity of which ( impact x probability) is so tiny.

Gérard
 
J

Jose

Flightless Bird
On Mar 28, 8:00 am, "Gérard Ducouret"
<ducouret.gerardREMOVET...@THATfree.fr> wrote:
> Hi milt,
>
> "milt" <theatreguy_dunsp...@miltsweb.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> eIS3JeczKHA.5...@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 3/24/2010 4:53 PM, Gérard Ducouret wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> I created an hyperlink between a Project Std 2007 task and a Word
> >> document,
> >> but when I click on it to open the document, I get the warning:
> >> ______________________________
> >> Microsoft Office Project Security Notice
> >> Microsoft Office has identifed a potential security concern.
> >> This location may be unsafe.
> >> Specifications.docx
> >> Hyperlinks can be harmful to your computer and data. To protect your
> >> computer, click only those hyperlinks from trusted sources.
> >> Do you want to continue?
> >> _______________________________
> >> How can I get rid of the warning?
> >> Thanks for your help
>
> > See, this is the problem with computer users and why so many people have
> > problems. There is built in warning systems and what not to protect the
> > computer and people keep asking how to get around them, shut them off,
> > etc.Then they wonder why their computers start acting funny because they
> > got some sort of virus or other infection that these security features
> > would block. The greatest laugh is they blame Windows for the problem! No,
> > blame yourself for shutting off all the security! (This includes the
> > people that think shutting off UAC is a good idea).
>
> Hi milt,
> I think that this systematic warning does not warn anything useful because
> it is systematic. More, it is a little bit annoying because all the files
> that I'm pointing on with these hyper links have been created by me. This
> warning would be useful if it warned only when it detects a real virus in
> the file. But it's not the case.
> The waste of time and productivity due to security measures may be ten times
> greater that the waste of time and productivity due to a potential virus,
> when the severity of which ( impact x probability) is so tiny.
>
> Gérard

Sort of. If you read the description of the feature it is there to
protect you but only you know if you need protecting from yourself.

If you see it on your own system and know you are virus free, MS tells
you how to disable it (depending on your version, no registry edit
needed) for the duration of your effort so it is not annoying and then
turn it back on when you are done doing whatever you are doing. That
is the recommendation - don't circumvent security, but you can choose
to do so.

If you turn it off permanently in the registry, never or forget to
turn it back on and then someday receive stuff from an untrustworthy
source, you may be sorry you manually disabled this built in
protection mechanism.

What do you think is systematic about it?
 
G

Gérard Ducouret

Flightless Bird
Hi Jose,
"Jose" <jose_ease@yahoo.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
e4878042-ac81-4536-9522-850570b8b58b@g11g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
On Mar 28, 8:00 am, "Gérard Ducouret"
<ducouret.gerardREMOVET...@THATfree.fr> wrote:
> Hi milt,
>
> "milt" <theatreguy_dunsp...@miltsweb.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> eIS3JeczKHA.5...@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 3/24/2010 4:53 PM, Gérard Ducouret wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> I created an hyperlink between a Project Std 2007 task and a Word
> >> document,
> >> but when I click on it to open the document, I get the warning:
> >> ______________________________
> >> Microsoft Office Project Security Notice
> >> Microsoft Office has identifed a potential security concern.
> >> This location may be unsafe.
> >> Specifications.docx
> >> Hyperlinks can be harmful to your computer and data. To protect your
> >> computer, click only those hyperlinks from trusted sources.
> >> Do you want to continue?
> >> _______________________________
> >> How can I get rid of the warning?
> >> Thanks for your help
>
> > See, this is the problem with computer users and why so many people have
> > problems. There is built in warning systems and what not to protect the
> > computer and people keep asking how to get around them, shut them off,
> > etc.Then they wonder why their computers start acting funny because they
> > got some sort of virus or other infection that these security features
> > would block. The greatest laugh is they blame Windows for the problem!
> > No,
> > blame yourself for shutting off all the security! (This includes the
> > people that think shutting off UAC is a good idea).
>
> Hi milt,
> I think that this systematic warning does not warn anything useful because
> it is systematic. More, it is a little bit annoying because all the files
> that I'm pointing on with these hyper links have been created by me. This
> warning would be useful if it warned only when it detects a real virus in
> the file. But it's not the case.
> The waste of time and productivity due to security measures may be ten
> times
> greater that the waste of time and productivity due to a potential virus,
> when the severity of which ( impact x probability) is so tiny.
>
> Gérard

<Sort of. If you read the description of the feature it is there to
<protect you but only you know if you need protecting from yourself.

<If you see it on your own system and know you are virus free, MS tells
<you how to disable it (depending on your version, no registry edit
<needed) for the duration of your effort so it is not annoying and then
<turn it back on when you are done doing whatever you are doing. That
<is the recommendation - don't circumvent security, but you can choose
<to do so.

<If you turn it off permanently in the registry, never or forget to
<turn it back on and then someday receive stuff from an untrustworthy
<source, you may be sorry you manually disabled this built in
<protection mechanism.

<What do you think is systematic about it?

In my specific use of the software, this feature is useless and time
consuming. It could be useful if this warning appeared only when there is a
real threat. But I have an anti-virus and a firewall which are doing this
job pretty well.
So I'm very glad to use this registry key. Anyway, I would be interested in
a solution to disable temporarily this feature without any registry edit. Do
you know it?
Thanks
 
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