WD: How to Scan a Floppy Disk with Scanprot

ID: Q143110

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SUMMARY

This article explains how to use the Macro Virus Protection Tool, available as an Application Note from Microsoft, to check floppy disks for the presence of suspicious macros in Microsoft Word documents.

For information on how to obtain the Macro Virus Protection Tool, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q133895
   TITLE     : MW1222: "Macro Virus Protection Tool"(Macintosh)

   ARTICLE-ID: Q134728
   TITLE     : WD1215: "Macro Virus Protection Tool" (Windows)

Please note that the Macro Virus Protection Tool is intended as an interim tool only. For a permanent solution to macro virus problems, install anti- virus software that is specifically designed to detect Word macro viruses. Such software is available from several third-party companies. For information on anti-virus software vendors, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q49500
   TITLE     : Anti-Virus Software Vendors

MORE INFORMATION

To scan a floppy disk for macro viruses in Word documents:

1. On the File menu, click Open.

2. In the Files of Type list, select Document Templates.

3. Locate the Scanprot.dot template. Depending on where you installed it,

   this template may be in the Templates folder or in the Word folder.

4. Select Scanprot.dot and click Open (or OK).

5. If you are running Word for the Macintosh, type the title of the floppy

   disk followed by a colon in the Batch Cleanup Procedure window. For
   example, type

      untitled:

   If you are running Word for Windows (any version), type the drive
   letter of the floppy disk followed by a colon and a backslash in the
   Batch Cleanup Procedure window. For example, type:

      a:\

6. Click OK.

Word will now scan the floppy disk for Word documents that may contain suspicious macros.

Additional query words: diskette 3.5 prank concept scan prot

Keywords          : winword macword word6 word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a,7.0,7.0a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: January 21, 1999