Win XP Pro SP2, Word 2003

When I do a search in MS Word help I get a list of topics. I click
on one and the response is a dialog box "scripts are usually safe
to run. Do you want to enable scripts?" So I say yes, and I get to
see the text, but the same thing happens next time I try to view a
topic.

How does this correlate to MSIE options or Control Panel -
Internet options? (I looked in those dialogs but found many script
permission settings, all with very similar descriptions, and I
cannot guess which one is the one I need.) What setting do I need
to change to stop this REALLY stupid warning without allowing all
scripts to run?

(If it makes a difference, Mozilla is my default browser so the
only time MSIE runs is when some other Microsoft program ignores my
browser choice and invokes it.)

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Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/

Stan

This is a function of your Firewall utility. You need to add Microsoft to
the Safe List.

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

"Stan Brown" wrote in message
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: Win XP Pro SP2, Word 2003
:
: When I do a search in MS Word help I get a list of topics. I click
: on one and the response is a dialog box "scripts are usually safe
: to run. Do you want to enable scripts?" So I say yes, and I get to
: see the text, but the same thing happens next time I try to view a
: topic.
:
: How does this correlate to MSIE options or Control Panel -
: Internet options? (I looked in those dialogs but found many script
: permission settings, all with very similar descriptions, and I
: cannot guess which one is the one I need.) What setting do I need
: to change to stop this REALLY stupid warning without allowing all
: scripts to run?
:
: (If it makes a difference, Mozilla is my default browser so the
: only time MSIE runs is when some other Microsoft program ignores my
: browser choice and invokes it.)
:
: --
:
: Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
: http://OakRoadSystems.com/

"" wrote in microsoft.public.word.newusers:
"Stan Brown" wrote in message
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: Win XP Pro SP2, Word 2003
:
: When I do a search in MS Word help I get a list of topics. I click
: on one and the response is a dialog box "scripts are usually safe
: to run. Do you want to enable scripts?" So I say yes, and I get to
: see the text, but the same thing happens next time I try to view a
: topic.

This is a function of your Firewall utility. You need to add Microsoft to
the Safe List.

Thanks. I didn't notice the little combo box saying I was searching
for online help. I changed it to offline and the problem went away.

But I don't understand how this is firewall related. And also,
having logged in as administrator and looked at the Windows
Firewall settings, I don't understand how I would add Microsoft to
a safe list -- the list contains programs not sites.

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Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/

I don't have Windows XP, so I'm not familiar with the firewall, but if it
lists programs, then my guess is that you would select Microsoft Word to
give it permission to access the Internet (in general, not just to go to a
specific Help site). This is pretty much what happens with ZoneAlarm Pro:
the first time a program tries to access the Internet, I get a popup saying,
"Microsoft Word is trying to access the Internet." I can choose to either
allow it or disallow it and, either way, check a box making that the default
("Don't ask me again") setting.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Stan Brown" wrote in message
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: Win XP Pro SP2, Word 2003
:
: When I do a search in MS Word help I get a list of topics. I click
: on one and the response is a dialog box "scripts are usually safe
: to run. Do you want to enable scripts?" So I say yes, and I get to
: see the text, but the same thing happens next time I try to view a
: topic.

This is a function of your Firewall utility. You need to add Microsoft to
the Safe List.

Thanks. I didn't notice the little combo box saying I was searching
for online help. I changed it to offline and the problem went away.

But I don't understand how this is firewall related. And also,
having logged in as administrator and looked at the Windows
Firewall settings, I don't understand how I would add Microsoft to
a safe list -- the list contains programs not sites.

--

Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in microsoft.public.word.newusers:
I don't have Windows XP, so I'm not familiar with the firewall, but if it
lists programs, then my guess is that you would select Microsoft Word to
give it permission to access the Internet (in general, not just to go to a
specific Help site). This is pretty much what happens with ZoneAlarm Pro:
the first time a program tries to access the Internet, I get a popup saying,
"Microsoft Word is trying to access the Internet." I can choose to either
allow it or disallow it and, either way, check a box making that the default
("Don't ask me again") setting.

Thanks Suzanne, for your reply.

With certain programs I did get that pop-up, "Program ___ is trying
to access the Internet" (or similar). With MS Word I get
specifically a dialog box about scripts, so I truly don't believe
this is a firewall message.

(Other MS applications are also giving me this script warning. I'll
see if I can notice some commonalities.)

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Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/

Other MS applications are also giving me this script warning. I'll
see if I can notice some commonalities

There was a tweak published a few months ago in Brian Livingston's
newsletter that added "My Computer" to the list of Security zones in
the Internet Options dialog. If you then followed his directions to
make certain options more restrictive, the script warnings show up in
the help screens you mention. Not a great tweak.

In your Internet Options dialog, under the Security tab, is My
Computer shown to the right of the other 4 zones: Internet, Local
intranet, Trusted sites, and Restricted sites?


Andy