Comments on: Macros are disabled when you open password protected workbooks

By: PeaBrain

PeaBrain — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:41:00 +0000

This has been driving me mad!!! I created a little Excel VBA project on my laptop for a friend who needed it password protected from other users. On mine, no problem. She has the exactly the same laptop model (an HP) and the same office enterprise version – yet trying passwords failed – even when I tried a simple user-input password in the worksheet open module – no vba code would execute. You are a god-send!!! Wish MS help was as helpful!

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By: Ron de Bruin

Ron de Bruin — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:14:00 +0000

Hi harald

Is that on more systems then one.
All Norwegian systems ?

By: Harald Staff

Harald Staff — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:07:00 +0000

Unfortunately then registry key in mention never worked for me, I struggled with this for days. We are not able to have password protected xlsm files at the moment. I have no idea what goes on.

By: Ron de Bruin

Ron de Bruin — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:37:00 +0000

I add a reg file to my page today.
If you open this file it will add the DWORD to the register for you.

Thanks for the suggestion Dennis.

By: Ron de Bruin

Ron de Bruin — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:38:00 +0000

Hi JK

>file open password

But you are right that you have the same problem with workbook protection.
I will make this clear on this page

By: jkpieterse

jkpieterse — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:34:00 +0000

Hi Ron,

Good to know a fix. The problem also occurs when the workbook protection password is set (not the file open password). Not sure which password your example refers to.

By: Ron de Bruin

Ron de Bruin — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:20:00 +0000

hi Dennis

>I wonder if the upcoming SP-1 will give us a more better situation with Vista.

I hope that it will fix a few strange things

By: Dennis Wallentin

Dennis Wallentin — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:04:00 +0000

Hi Ron,

Ron,

Thanks for posting this info & tip

In my “world” of managed COM Add-ins I face some “mysterious” like this one http://xldennis.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/excel-2003-windows-vista-bug/.

We would be better of if the mysterious existed on every computer and not randomly as it is now…

I wonder if the upcoming SP-1 will give us a more better situation with Vista.

Kind regards,
Dennis