Comments on: How To Enable Macros With A Password-Protected Workbook in Microsoft Excel 2007 http://www.alvinpoh.com/how-to-enable-macros-with-a-password-protected-workbook-in-microsoft-excel-2007/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:55:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt http://www.alvinpoh.com/how-to-enable-macros-with-a-password-protected-workbook-in-microsoft-excel-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-36431 Matt Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:52:11 +0000 http://www.alvinpoh.com/?p=466#comment-36431 You CAN. Here is how: http://www.rondebruin.nl/password2007.htm You CAN. Here is how:
http://www.rondebruin.nl/password2007.htm

]]> By: AustinGuy http://www.alvinpoh.com/how-to-enable-macros-with-a-password-protected-workbook-in-microsoft-excel-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-10986 AustinGuy Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:03:23 +0000 http://www.alvinpoh.com/?p=466#comment-10986 Just got Office 2007 on a laptop. It was bad enough trying to find anything on the new menu ribbon. Then I had a similar experience with Excel 2007 when I tried to use macros in a workbook from a previous version of Excel. I kept getting a message ""Because of your security settings, macros have been disabled..." So I created a digital signature and tried it again. Same problem. I then tried adding my digital signature to the trust center. Still got the macros are disabled message. The only way I could get the macros to run was to select "Enable all macros--not recommended and potentially dangerous." Wasted a lot of time on this. I noticed that none of the other people defending M$ offered a solution. I'm ready to wipe Office 2007 off of the hard drive, and I won't be buying any future versions of M$ Office. Just got Office 2007 on a laptop. It was bad enough trying to find anything on the new menu ribbon. Then I had a similar experience with Excel 2007 when I tried to use macros in a workbook from a previous version of Excel. I kept getting a message “”Because of your security settings, macros have been disabled…” So I created a digital signature and tried it again. Same problem. I then tried adding my digital signature to the trust center. Still got the macros are disabled message. The only way I could get the macros to run was to select “Enable all macros–not recommended and potentially dangerous.” Wasted a lot of time on this. I noticed that none of the other people defending M$ offered a solution.

I’m ready to wipe Office 2007 off of the hard drive, and I won’t be buying any future versions of M$ Office.

]]> By: Sun http://www.alvinpoh.com/how-to-enable-macros-with-a-password-protected-workbook-in-microsoft-excel-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-3523 Sun Wed, 06 Oct 2010 06:47:33 +0000 http://www.alvinpoh.com/?p=466#comment-3523 Man, I hear you. I read in silence, nodding and hoping that the article would finish with a "how to".. alas, no. I have had exactly the same experience and am stuck, stuck with a Client looking over my shoulder and work backing up... what a nightmare! ;o) good work MicroSux. Man, I hear you. I read in silence, nodding and hoping that the article would finish with a “how to”.. alas, no. I have had exactly the same experience and am stuck, stuck with a Client looking over my shoulder and work backing up… what a nightmare! ;o) good work MicroSux.

]]> By: Dan http://www.alvinpoh.com/how-to-enable-macros-with-a-password-protected-workbook-in-microsoft-excel-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-3418 Dan Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:02:39 +0000 http://www.alvinpoh.com/?p=466#comment-3418 I just went through all of this myself, spanks to MicroHard. <br> I just went through all of this myself, spanks to MicroHard.

]]> By: Rick http://www.alvinpoh.com/how-to-enable-macros-with-a-password-protected-workbook-in-microsoft-excel-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1655 Rick Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:26:41 +0000 http://www.alvinpoh.com/?p=466#comment-1655 I've got exactly the same problem. It's just one of hundreds of similar problem I've experienced since I upgraded to the "latest and greatest." Did anyone notice that nobody came back with the simple answer. I'm certain those idiots in Redmond would love people to not belittle their products. Maybe they should try fixing the problems. I’ve got exactly the same problem. It’s just one of hundreds of similar problem I’ve experienced since I upgraded to the “latest and greatest.”

Did anyone notice that nobody came back with the simple answer. I’m certain those idiots in Redmond would love people to not belittle their products. Maybe they should try fixing the problems.

]]> By: zoomies http://www.alvinpoh.com/how-to-enable-macros-with-a-password-protected-workbook-in-microsoft-excel-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1337 zoomies Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:47:40 +0000 http://www.alvinpoh.com/?p=466#comment-1337 Thanks for venting all my frustration with this article. I was having the EXACT same problem and I was ready to throw my laptop into the street (I've been designing and running macros just fine with the old 2003 version, but I upgraded to the best and the greatest). Devil, if M$ makes it this difficult to do a simple thing like macros in a password-protected file, then they don't deserve us getting the facts straight. I'm going back to 2003... Thanks for venting all my frustration with this article. I was having the EXACT same problem and I was ready to throw my laptop into the street (I’ve been designing and running macros just fine with the old 2003 version, but I upgraded to the best and the greatest). Devil, if M$ makes it this difficult to do a simple thing like macros in a password-protected file, then they don’t deserve us getting the facts straight. I’m going back to 2003…

]]> By: Alvin http://www.alvinpoh.com/how-to-enable-macros-with-a-password-protected-workbook-in-microsoft-excel-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Alvin Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:31:46 +0000 http://www.alvinpoh.com/?p=466#comment-1316 Actually you can lay out the solution here so that people who need this functionality may benefit. What I've did was to list down the steps that I took, and I'm fairly certain that a layman would go through those steps, if not less. If the desired end result still can't be achieved after those steps, then it certainly may be possible, but surely not practical. Actually you can lay out the solution here so that people who need this functionality may benefit.

What I’ve did was to list down the steps that I took, and I’m fairly certain that a layman would go through those steps, if not less. If the desired end result still can’t be achieved after those steps, then it certainly may be possible, but surely not practical.

]]> By: the devil in the details http://www.alvinpoh.com/how-to-enable-macros-with-a-password-protected-workbook-in-microsoft-excel-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1315 the devil in the details Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:43:22 +0000 http://www.alvinpoh.com/?p=466#comment-1315 Well you might not want to "delve into this whole thing again," but you did say , "In Excel 2007, you can’t have a workbook with usable macros if it’s encrypted with a password" and frankly that's not true and M$ would appreciate you getting the facts straight. Well you might not want to “delve into this whole thing again,” but you did say , “In Excel 2007, you can’t have a workbook with usable macros if it’s encrypted with a password” and frankly that’s not true and M$ would appreciate you getting the facts straight.

]]> By: Juan Manuel http://www.alvinpoh.com/how-to-enable-macros-with-a-password-protected-workbook-in-microsoft-excel-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1310 Juan Manuel Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:02:23 +0000 http://www.alvinpoh.com/?p=466#comment-1310 Avoid the antivirus scan from registry: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927150 Avoid the antivirus scan from registry:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927150

]]> By: Alvin http://www.alvinpoh.com/how-to-enable-macros-with-a-password-protected-workbook-in-microsoft-excel-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 Alvin Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:40:45 +0000 http://www.alvinpoh.com/?p=466#comment-1306 Thanks guys, but I think it's fine.. I just don't want to delve into this whole thing again since it's working well with the old Excel 2003 format. Appreciate the gesture though ;) Thanks guys, but I think it’s fine.. I just don’t want to delve into this whole thing again since it’s working well with the old Excel 2003 format. Appreciate the gesture though ;)

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