[geller]

As a diversion from my real field (geophysics) I'm also teaching a bridge class at my university. We use LTPB and LTPB-2 (the Japanese versions) as our primary texts.

In my first lecture I give a little demo in the midst of a powerpoint presentation, where I launch LTPB from powerpoint (either as a hyperlink or as an object). Whichever I use, Office displays an error message saying "this might be a virus, are you sure you want to open it?". This "warning" apparently can't be turned off. It's not too bad because you can just say "OK" and then LTPB launches with no problem, but it's a slight distraction. Does anyone out there have a work-around to get rid of the warning message? No big deal if it can't be fixed, but if anyone has the solution please let me know.

Thanks.
-Bob Geller

[inquiry]

This is the fix i use, this is from microsoft...

CAUSE
The warning message described in the "Symptoms" section of this article is issued by Microsoft Office, not PowerPoint. This warning is referred to as the open programs warning, not the macro virus protection warning. It appears any time you click a hyperlink to a program or run a program. You also receive this warning when you click a hyperlink to certain types of document files. You cannot disable this warning. Similar behavior occurs in other Microsoft Office programs that allow you to use hyperlinks.

WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, you can use the Run Program option rather than the Hyperlink option in the Action Settings dialog box. This prevents the Open Programs warning from appearing in most cases.

NOTE: You can also turn off the Macro Virus Protection option in PowerPoint.

[geller]

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WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, you can use the Run Program option rather than the Hyperlink option in the Action Settings dialog box. This prevents the Open Programs warning from appearing in most cases.

Thanks for the tip. I read the same microsoft page and I already tried it. Supposedly (according to Microsoft) it works in most cases, but unfortunately it doesn't work for me in this case.

Microsoft's software is real garbage. They ought to make it possible for the user to identify particular programs as "trusted," but they don't. This stupid warning message is as useful as a warning message that the passenger is a potential hijacker for every single passenger who buys a ticket.....

Thanks for trying to help Ben... If there's any way to get around this with digital (self)-certificates could someone please let me know. Thanks.