A program is trying to access email addresses ........................

Check your anti virus program to see if it is set to throw a message when the adress book is accessed.

Also see if you have any spy/adware

spybot here
http://spybot.safer-networking.de/
Download
http://spybot.safer-networking.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download

AdAware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Spycop:
http://www.spycop.com/

General and overall information about Spy/Adware
http://www.cexx.org/adware.htm
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and just to be safe double check to make sure you are not dealing with a virus

Online Scanners

 Norton Web Services  
Go to this page and click on Scan for Viruses
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/vc_about.asp?j=1&langid=us&venid=sym&plfid=22&pkj=REODSKVYRMHCGVRVRMN

It needs to download a few file so as to activate the scan so you may see a message like this.

"The Scan for Viruses uses an ActiveX program to scan your computer. The download is approximately 1.5MB and can take about 10 minutes over a 28.8 modem.

The scan can take more than 20 minutes depending on the speed of your computer and the number of files that you have. Please do not browse away from this page unless you intend to abort the scan.
 
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Hi Hawk,

What you are running into is the enhanced security model of Outlook 2000 (SR2 and newer).  Since you didn't mention if you were a stand-alone (POP/IMAP) or corporate user (Exchange), the best thing I can do is point you do the following links.

http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup.htm (basic information about ehnanced security model)
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/admin.htm (how to administer it in an Exchange environment)
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/getexe.htm (how to configure attachment blocking)

If you are the developer of the "search tool".  Look about 1/2 down the first link (esecup.htm) for Automation Security.  About the only thing I can tell you for certain is that changes (for the better) are coming down the pike in Outlook 2003 (currently in beta).

Cheers,
/Neo

Click yes (mentioned in the esecup.htm link) is a pretty good for what it does, but it doesn't suppress the dialog.  If one needs to be certain that dialog doesn't come up, I would say that redemption or administering via exchange is the only route one can go to get a professional looking application if delphi/c/c++/extended mapi is not ones forte.

Considering that slink9 mentioned click yes about 12 hours after i made a reference to the program via the esecup.htm link, what made her answer better than mine?

I didn't know it was in that link or I wouldn't have mentioned it.  By the way, it is he.
My question is WHY A B?

Slink:  My gripe isn't with you and I don't mind the reiteration.  I'm just trying to get a response from PRHawkes on what was in your content that made it better?  Is it because the program was mentioned in your response rather than linking out to documentation that explains all aspects of the enhanced security + how to address?  It would be really nice to know.

Neo_mvps - I accept my mistake! I came in late had a quick scan and saw Slink response and it fulfilled my requirements. If there is a way I am quite happy to pass on 500 points to you as well?

if a dll(using cdo 1.21) where to run on a machine with out outlook on it and having full admin rights, would the annoying message disapear because it is part of outlook security. Or would the same problem happen because exchange is prompting the message?

Client Side solution is as follows :)

To resolve the problem, they must have the following registry key added…

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\policies\security…  DWORD=checkadminsettings value must be 1

Listening.....

the_roster,

I don't have that registry key in my XP install...anything else I can search for?

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the_roster said: Client Side solution is as follows :)
                        To resolve the problem, they must have the following registry key added…
                        HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\policies\security…  DWORD=checkadminsettings value must be 1
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I installed Microsoft's Office XP SP-3 and that's when I began getting the blasted "...a program is trying to access e-mail addresses..." security dialog.  I didn't have a registry entry such as the_roster suggested adding, so I added it as in his post (name of the DWORD entry is "checkadminsettings," and I indicated the value as 1).  Restarted my system, entered MS Outlook, and got the same darned dialog.  So, unless I really missed the boat (and I've fiddled with the registry before) the_roster's recommendation didn't work.

There ought to be a better way to override Microsoft's "help" via a registry entry rather than having to install an application like "ClickYes."  Would be most grateful for validation of the_roster's suggestion, or perhaps some other way to override this SP-3 annoyance.  Thanks.

Try this:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\PDFMOutlook.PDFMOutlook\

Change LoadBehavior from 3 to 0. This will stop the Acrobat bar from loading, and seemed to resolve the problem for me.

Uninstall your "hotbar" or any other third party clown utilites you have integrated within your outlook.

Thanks, Morm and Bladzz30, for your recommendations.  If using ClickYes is the best solution then I guess I'll have to use it.  I have Outlook add-ins installed from other stable applications.  Everything was working fine until I installed Office XP SP-3.  So, Bill Gates will have his flamin' way (again), and stuff his business processes down our throats whether we like it or not!  Thanks again for the suggestions.

Is there really no way around this other than using an Exchange server???

This cannot be the case, I made the mistake of upgrading my Office XP to SP3 and now each time ACT wants to use outlook I get this damn prompt.  For me it's not a big deal, but my users are total idiots (as the case is usually) and this will stop them dead in their tracks.

Can we not mutilate the registry somehow?  I got a couple of XP sessions setup in VMWare, let's start ripping the registry apart.

Uninstalling Hotbar will fix this problem. If the Adware/Spyware is not identifiable then use Click Yes.

Since none of the options mentioned so far apply to client's systems or they recommend changes that we cannot implement, we tried a different attack.  We rolled several systems out of Office XP SP3.  It has never been easy but so far all systems have come back up with the base Office product installed then we've downloaded and installed SP2.  

As we still have a number of systems to get out of this SP3 mess, I would be very interested in any registry changes that might loosen the security changes in Outlook SP3.  No one that I've contacted at Microsoft can tell us when or if we can expect them to offer a fix for this.

Thanks, Ken

Thanks Morm...your suggestion worked!  I had the same problem (annoying daialog box that states that a program is trying to access my email addresses and di I wish to allow? I can allow this for 1, 5 or 10 minutes) on 2 Dell Dimension 8100s after I installed Office 2003. The workstations both had Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Pro. I changed the LoadBehavior from 3 to 0...now it works fine! thanks again Morm.

JA

>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\PDFMOutlook.PDFMOutlook\

>Change LoadBehavior from 3 to 0. This will stop the Acrobat bar from loading, and seemed to resolve the >problem for me.

FYI:  SAME PROBLEM :


Installed SP3 for OUTLOOK 2002, and I get teh dialog on every machine.    

I did the same as top_rung on my Office XP machines, but I only got the problem on one individual machine out of 5. :(

one of the machines stopped doing it AFTER i stopped synchronizing INBOX to the pocket PC (Activesync setting).

The other ones still get the dialog.  

I always get the message when I first attempt to compose a message (with Word as my email editor).  I tried your reg change in >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\PDFMOutlook.PDFMOutlook\

The acrobat bar is still loading, but I no longer get the annoying daialog box that states that a program is trying to access my email addresses.  

Does this change make me any more susceptible to a virus accessing my address book?  I am running Outlook XP and have Symantec Antivirus Client.  (I could choose to move up to Office 2003 also if it looks worth it.)

Worked for me too, but FROM 3 to 1.

THANK YOU MORM!!

I had the same problem with Outlook ever since I installed Adobe Acrobat a few weeks ago, also a PDF Menu began popping up every time I accessed Word--very annoying!  after making the tiny change to the registry as you suggested BOTH problems were solved!!!!  I wish I could give you points for this!  Thank you!

ok I spoke too soon---the registry change did not change the PDF menu in MS Word.... I am searching for a registry change I can make that will remove that annoying PDF menu that turns itself on by it self after I turn it off..... thank you so much for the help with my Out look problem!

i don't have this registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\PDFMOutlook.PDFMOutlook\
i have this one instead:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\Microsoft.VbaAddinForOutlook.1

What do I do?! (Help!)

I noticed this also happens when Word is your default editor. In Outlook, click tools - Options, click on Email Options tab. Uncheck the box use Microsoft Word to edit e-mail messages. And the Prompt goes away.

Just thought I would add that modifying the registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\PDFMOutlook.PDFMOutlook\
to the value "0" worked for me.  But this is on a fresh installed machine, no toolbars, virus', no spyware.  Only time will tell if it reappears.

Thanks for the help!

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\PDFMOutlook.PDFMOutlook\
Change LoadBehavior from 3 to 0. This will stop the Acrobat bar from loading, and seemed to resolve the problem for me.
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This worked for me as well ... Thanks Morm !

In my case we only have 2 stations synchronizing the calendar through Micro$oft's own "Net Folders" feature and we still get the infamous security pop-up, enven though the Office help article ( http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011127891033.aspx ) states that "This message is not displayed when Outlook interacts with trusted synchronization software." So much for that...

Has anyone found registry editing solutions OTHER than the ones regarding the Acrobat bar?

Thanks, you guys are good

Try out this: http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/security/

I have SP1 installed.
This worked for me:
Registry: HKCU/Software/Policies/Microsoft/Security
DWORD: CheckAdminSettings
Value: 1

I have office XP.   Had it quite some time, obviously.    I was having some stability issues lately, so I went and checked for updates.  Lo and behold, Office XP SP3.   Installed it.    SAME FREAKING BEHAVIOR.   Each time I went to compose an email message, I would get that annoying popup telling me a program is accessing the addresses in the contacts.  Um, *DUH*....     it's WORD.

The registry hack mentioned above apears to have resolved the problem on my end too.   Very cool.   Nothing in Microsoft's support site that I could find on this.  

I WON!
The solution is comprised somewhat of all the other respondents.
1. Downloaded Outlook AdminPack from MS.  FOLLOW THE INSTALL DIRECTIONS. THEY ARE EXACT!!!
2. Published OutlookSecurityForm. form. to 'OutlookSecuritySettings' public folder in Exchange. This MUST be the folder name.
3. Installed Hashctl.ocx on client machine.
4. Opened OutlookSecurity form on client machine.
5. Turned on all security settings for OUTLOOK API and CDO (add-ins(.ocx), if necessary (I didn't need it))
6. Set Registry: HKCU/Software/Policies/Microsoft/Security
                       DWORD: CheckAdminSettings
                       Value: 1

This is to be repeated for all participating workstations as necessary. No more popups. Works like a charm.  
I was able to automate/synchronize Public Contacts and local users tasks from an Access.adp database running on a dedicated unmanned (server-like) XP machine. The workstations didn't automate Outlook in this scenario. The dedicated XP machine did remotely.

Topology:

Workstations:  Office 2003 SP1. Clients used an Access.adp project to connect to SQL Server and define tasks and contacts associated with internal projects. Granted 'author' rights on all workstations to an 'application' account which exists for a dedicated XP unmanned workstation.

Windows 2003A: Exhange server: Created a 'application account' as an author. Integrated Active Directory.

Windows 2003B: MSDE (SQL Server)

Windows XP: Dedicated workstation with Outlook security configuration as itemized above. This was the 'server'. As users would add contact and task information into Access/SQL Server. This data was copied into a 'queue' table. This workstation kept a separated Access project running that executed a 'synchronization' process by where it queried SQL Server(MSDE) and sent tasks into other workstations tasks folder.  I put a TimerInterval on the Access form that fires every x minutes and logs results back to MSDE.

Works nicely... :) !!!!!

Customer is very happy.

Hi tcurtin,

Could you give me the download link for Oulook Admin Pack