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Protected View This file originated from and Internet location
I have redirected folders using Samba4 AD/DC. When opening many of the 'My Documents' files I get the message, "Protected View This file originated from and Internet location and might be unsafe." However, for many other documents in the same folder I get no such message. It should be noted that these files did not originate from the Internet and were mostly created in situ right in the My Documents folder.
I've checked file ownership, permissions, ACLs, everything I can think of and can find no difference in attributes between the documents that give this message and those that do not. I would like to know how Windows is making this determination so I can turn on or off whatever attribute is involved.
I do have instructions on disabling the Protected View feature altogether, but I'd rather not do that. I'd rather figure out what triggers this notice and clear it for the files in question.
I've checked file ownership, permissions, ACLs, everything I can think of and can find no difference in attributes between the documents that give this message and those that do not. I would like to know how Windows is making this determination so I can turn on or off whatever attribute is involved.
I do have instructions on disabling the Protected View feature altogether, but I'd rather not do that. I'd rather figure out what triggers this notice and clear it for the files in question.
ASKER
Yes, this happens when opening Word documents in particular. I do have links on how to turn it off completely including one I found: http://its.isber.ucsb.edu/troubleshooting/office-2010-documents-open-protected-view, but as I stated in my initial posting, that's not what I want to do. I want to understand why these files are being flagged for Protected View. Both your link and mine list several reasons for getting this notice:
◦This file originated from an Internet location and might be unsafe
◦This file originated as an e-mail attachment and might be unsafe
◦This file was opened from a potentially unsafe location
◦Editing this file type is not allowed due to your policy settings
◦Editing this file type is not recommended due to your File Block settings in the Trust Center
◦Office has detected a problem with this file. Editing it may harm your computer
So, these files did not originate from the Internet and did not originate as email attachments.
The 'location' is "My Documents", which physically resides on the Redirected Folders on the AD/DC. That shouldn't be a "potentially unsafe location." Furthermore, other documents in the same location open without this notice -- so it's not the location per se.
Likewise, it doesn't seem likely that it's a policy setting or File Block in the Trust Center else I would have problems with all files of that type.
Once I click on 'Enable Edit', I no longer get this message, even if I don't resave the file.
So, Windows must have some file attribute somewhere indicating the file should be opened in Protected Mode.
What makes Word think the document came from the Internet? What makes Word think the document was an email attachment?
There must be some attribute stored with or associated-with the file that leads Word to these conclusions and that Word can clear.
I've compared before and after "Enabling" versions of the same file, byte-by-byte and there are no differences (and no difference in md5sum), so the elusive 'attribute' is not stored in the file itself.
Any ideas?
◦This file originated from an Internet location and might be unsafe
◦This file originated as an e-mail attachment and might be unsafe
◦This file was opened from a potentially unsafe location
◦Editing this file type is not allowed due to your policy settings
◦Editing this file type is not recommended due to your File Block settings in the Trust Center
◦Office has detected a problem with this file. Editing it may harm your computer
So, these files did not originate from the Internet and did not originate as email attachments.
The 'location' is "My Documents", which physically resides on the Redirected Folders on the AD/DC. That shouldn't be a "potentially unsafe location." Furthermore, other documents in the same location open without this notice -- so it's not the location per se.
Likewise, it doesn't seem likely that it's a policy setting or File Block in the Trust Center else I would have problems with all files of that type.
Once I click on 'Enable Edit', I no longer get this message, even if I don't resave the file.
So, Windows must have some file attribute somewhere indicating the file should be opened in Protected Mode.
What makes Word think the document came from the Internet? What makes Word think the document was an email attachment?
There must be some attribute stored with or associated-with the file that leads Word to these conclusions and that Word can clear.
I've compared before and after "Enabling" versions of the same file, byte-by-byte and there are no differences (and no difference in md5sum), so the elusive 'attribute' is not stored in the file itself.
Any ideas?
jmarkfoley--
The first sentence in my earlier post should read
"This message almost always occurs when opening a file in a component of MS Office"
The first sentence in my earlier post should read
"This message almost always occurs when opening a file in a component of MS Office"
ASKER
So, what are you saying? Office makes this determination internally? I assume that, but the question is what *I* can do about this.
Specifically, after clicking "Enable" to this notice I never see the message again for that file, whether or not I actually modify or save the file. Office/Word must be setting some indicator somewhere so it knows not to show the "Protected View" alert the next time I open it. What is this indicator? I'd like to be able to clear/set this for all files in a batch job rather than either turning off "Protected View" mode altogether or Enabling each file one-by-one as I encounter them.
Specifically, after clicking "Enable" to this notice I never see the message again for that file, whether or not I actually modify or save the file. Office/Word must be setting some indicator somewhere so it knows not to show the "Protected View" alert the next time I open it. What is this indicator? I'd like to be able to clear/set this for all files in a batch job rather than either turning off "Protected View" mode altogether or Enabling each file one-by-one as I encounter them.
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I figured it out
This message almost occurs when opening a file in a component of MS Office. So I do not know if this will help.
http://www.askvg.com/how-to-disable-protected-view-in-microsoft-office-while-opening-email-attachments-or-downloaded-files/