tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110429088264564186.post6526402606236062401..comments2023-10-08T10:34:00.162-04:00Comments on News from the Northwoods: Windows 7 takes a step backward toward DOSDstarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17712583039034496867noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110429088264564186.post-20901147196118592972011-07-15T09:35:26.161-04:002011-07-15T09:35:26.161-04:00I'm still running on Office 2003 of which I ha...I'm still running on Office 2003 of which I have a legal copy. And does the latest Office block macros inside .doc and .xls files as well as scripts? They ought to provide a way for user's to disable the visual basic built into office products 'cause most users never write macros and the VB capability just runs malicious code.Dstarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712583039034496867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110429088264564186.post-40214974637292649362011-07-14T11:02:02.954-04:002011-07-14T11:02:02.954-04:00If you have the latest (Word 2010/Excel 2010/etc.)...If you have the latest (Word 2010/Excel 2010/etc.) it won't let you run scripts from files that you're accessing from the internet or a network unless you explicitly click on a warning bar.<br /><br />Microsoft is paying a lot more attention to security and doing a pretty good job of it.Evannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110429088264564186.post-5394216666737539912011-07-14T10:23:27.017-04:002011-07-14T10:23:27.017-04:00It's Jonanthan's new computer. Which I don...It's Jonanthan's new computer. Which I don't get to play with much. Does W7 prevent malicious macros in Word and Excel documents attached to emails from running if clicked on?Dstarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712583039034496867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110429088264564186.post-67147429313339947662011-07-13T11:47:48.754-04:002011-07-13T11:47:48.754-04:00That's strange. It might just be your computer...That's strange. It might just be your computer, the mouse has always worked fine for me in task manager on windows 7.<br /><br />Windows 7 is a massive leap from XP (lets not even touch Vista - MS) in terms of usability and security. I like how it forces the user to answer yes/no before letting an executable run.Evannoreply@blogger.com