And lo on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:23:41 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake, saying:

> Phil Cook wrote:
>
>> As Scott said you just turn down the security options from "I'm an  
>> idiot protect me" to "I'm a grown-up let me make my own decisions"
>
> Well I pretty much assumed it would be an on/off settings, and even I am  
> not too keen on turning the security off completely.

No amazingly they did add an adult option alongside the absolutes.

>>> Google did at least manage to find me a relevant article without much  
>>> ado.
>>>
>>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa141471(office.10).aspx
>>  or you could have checked your posts as I've told you how to do this  
>> twice now :-)
>
> I followed the instructions you gave me for Office 97 and they didn't  
> work. (I forget where exactly it fails.) The instructions I found here  
> actually worked.

Hmm okay.

>>> 3. Nagivate several system folders. (You know, the ones where Windows  
>>> Explorer insists "This is dangerous. We have hidden it for your own  
>>> safety. Do you *really* want to touch this stuff? We warned you!")
>>  or run a search for selfcert.exe
>
> Actually I used a command prompt, but hey.
>
>>> 4. Run the certificate creation tool. This creates a self-signed  
>>> certificate which you cannot export or back up. (Yay!)
>>  Um you mean except when you go to sign it, view details and pick "Copy  
>> to file"?
>
> I did follow the instructions for backing up the certificate, but  
> apparently "the private key is marked as not exportable and cannot be  
> saved". So you can save the certificate itself, just not the key. Very  
> helpful.

Try makecert instead.

>>> 7. Find the right menu item.
>>  Tools|Digital Signature.. at least on 2k, hardly surprising.
>
> It's easy once you figure out it's under Tools, yes.

or read the article you linked to :-)

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Phil Cook

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