How to disable hyperlink warning messages in 2007 Office programs
On This PageINTRODUCTIONThis step-by-step article describes how to prevent 2007 Microsoft Office programs from displaying a warning message every time that you click a hyperlink in a 2007 Office program. MORE INFORMATIONImportant This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows In 2007 Office, when you click a hyperlink or an object that links to an executable file, you receive the following warning message: Opening "path/filename".
This behavior occurs regardless of your security level settings. 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? Note To locate your security level settings, point to Macro on the Tools menu, and then click Security. Additionally, when you open either TIFF images or Microsoft Document Imaging (MDI) files, you receive the following warning message: Opening path/filename.
You receive this warning message even when you have already implemented the registry key that this article describes. This warning message comes from the HLINK.dll file when link navigation is handled. You can differentiate the 2007 Office hyperlink warning message from the HLINK warning message by looking for quotation marks around the file path in the warning message. The 2007 Office message contains quotation marks. The HLINK message does not contain quotation marks. 2007 Office tries to determine whether the file type itself is unsafe by checking the extension, the progid, the classid, and the MIME type of the document.Some files can contain viruses or otherwise be harmful to your computer. It is important to be certain that this file is from a trustworthy source. Would you like to open this file? Disable hyperlink warnings for 2007 Office programsTo disable the hyperlink warnings in 2007 Office programs when an http:// address or an ftp:// address is used, you must create a new registry subkey. To do this, follow these steps:
If you still receive a warning messageYou may still receive a warning message from Microsoft Windows. If you continue to receive a warning message after you follow the steps in this article, use one of the following methods to resolve the issue.Method 1: Turn off the "Confirm open after download" option for the file type that you are trying to open
Method 2: Modify the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WMVFile\EditFlags registry subkeyUse this method if the warning message affects multiple computers.To disable the warning message, follow these steps:
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