Virus Warning Message

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Mary Rose

I am using PPT2003 and just created CD using "package for CD" feature.
Everything works great, except when I click on a button within my
presentation which opens a PDF file, I get a "virus warning message". I
have quite a few buttons in my presentation which opens various files and it
is going to be irritating to my customers if they have to respond to this
"warning" every time they click on a button. Is there anyway to stop this
from happening? Thanks for any help you can provide.
 
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Hello,

PowerPoint does not have the specific capability that you are looking for.
The warning will come up each time you follow a link a potentially harmful
file.

If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that PowerPoint should
have additional options for how to handle navigating links to potentially
harmful files, don't forget to send your feedback to Microsoft at:

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

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Mary,

I haven't tried this method with PDFs yet, but instead of using the
"Hyperlink to" option under action Settings, try using the "Run program"
option instead. The trick is when you click that option then the "Browse"
button, you need to change the "Files of type" from "Program files" to "All
files". Browse to your PDF file and select it. Should work like a charm!
Also, the trick is to make sure these files are in the same folder as your
PowerPoint file BEFORE you make these "links".

Let us know if it works for you!
 
Bill,
Thanks for the idea, but it didn't work. I followed your instructions and
then tried creating CD using "package for CD" feature, I get a message box
saying "one or more of your presentations contain macros, linked programs,
linked objects, or embedded objects. They will not work in the Power Point
viewer. Do you want to continue?"

As I mentioned in my original post, I am using PPT2003.

Any other thoughts? Again, thanks for taking time to respond.
 
Bill,
I assume that this "registry change" would need to be done on all PCs
running the CD. Is this correct? If so, then this solution won't work,
because I will not have access to the PCs that will be running the CD.
 
That is correct, it must be done on each machine viewing the presentation,
and this fix won't work for the folks who have the viewer (and not
PowerPoint). Sorry, but this has been very frustrating for a lot of folks.
Feel free to click on the link that John Langhans provided to feedback
directly to Microsoft. They really DO want to hear about these problems and
will fix those of the highest priority first. So holler loud! HA!
 
You're absolutely right! Please send your "wish" to Microsoft to have this
changed. If we all suffer in silence nothing will be done to remove the
virus warning. If we all scream loudly, maybe they'll make a change.
 
Bill, Sonia & John,
Thank you all for taking the time to respond and attempts to try to get
around this issue. I have sent my "wishes" off to our friends at Microsoft.
Personally, I don't have a problem with Microsoft trying to stop viruses
from being spread, but I think they went a bit "overboard" in their attempt.
To require our customers to respond to a "virus warning" EVERY TIME they
click on a hyperlink is a bit to much. In my "wish" submission to Microsoft
, I requested that they consider having a "splash page virus warning"
display only ONCE when the presentation initially loads and only if the PPT
has hyperlinks. We do NOT want PPT presentations that do NOT have
hyperlinks to display the "splash page virus warning".

And as Sonia says, "if we all scream loudly, maybe they'll make a change.
So I hope others will join me in submitting their wishes and comments on to
Microsoft.
 
Hi Mary,

This new <irony_drip> "feature" is there to "protect" us.</irony_drip>

Pretty silly, when you figure that the files are right there on the CD or other
media with PPT. People can click them one way or another, PPT or no.

It does a pretty good job of protecting us from delivering a smooth
presentation, credit where credit's due.

The people who write and manage PPT understand the problem. This was imposed
on them. The best way to get it DEposed is to tell MS about the pain it causes
you:

Contact Microsoft: Use MSWish to request features, report problems, etc.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00545.htm

If enough people complain, it'll get fixed eventually.
 
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