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Questions tagged [protected-mode]

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Why is printing disabled in protected view in Microsoft Office?

Microsoft Office has a Protected View feature which is supposed to reduce the risks of opening documents/files from the internet that may be unsafe. However, why is printing disabled as well? Is it because if the printer is a network printer malware…
TheRyan722
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Protecting a cell, but allowing the drop down list to work

I want to protect a cell that I have a drop down list in, but I still want the drop down list to work. When I try to protect it, the user is not able to use the drop down list to select other items or macros. I get this error message "The cell or…
johnnnieyy
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How to disable Protected Mode in Internet Explorer 9?

I need to disable Protected Mode for the Local Intranet in Internet Explorer 9. So I go into Wrench/Internet Options/Security Tab/click on Local Intranet. The Enable Protected Mode checkbox is grayed out and is checked. On the bottom it states…
AngryHacker
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Swaping, Paging, Segmentation, and Virtual memory on x86 PM architecture

Well, this may seem a common or already asked question but after searching various books, online tutorials and even here on SU, I am still puzzled at how these four beasts work together on a x86 protected mode system. What is the correct terminology…
jacks
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Edit spreadsheet object in Word document with protection

I am trying to create a template in Word to be used on a SharePoint site. Using Word 2003, is there a way to enable protection on a document that has an Excel Spreadsheet (97-2003) object on it but allow the spreadsheet object to be edited? When I…
Devin Burke
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IE9 freezes with Protected Mode enabled

After a disk failure and a new build of Win7, IE9 locks up on most web pages including Bing. Running it as Admin works, and turning off Protected Mode also works. Neither of these was necessary prior to the rebuild and examination of colleagues'…
Peter Wone
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Memory management (segmentation and paging) in 80286 and 80386: How does it work?

I found lots of Web sites and books explaining how memory management worked on the 8086 and later x86 CPUs in Real Mode. I understand, I think, how two 16 bit values, segment address and offset are combined to get a linear 20 bit physical address…
Andrew J. Brehm
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How to start a service as Protected Process Light (PPL)?

I'm making a service. I use .NET Framework. I want to start the service as a protected process light. I want to make it so unprotected processes can't inject DLLs, terminate, suspend, resume, or any kind of control to my process. I created a DWORD…
Wolf20482
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Microsoft Word protected view displays wrong formatting

Why when opening a document in Microsoft Word's Protected view are the formattings wrong? Namely i have a text box that is out of place when viewed in protected mode. I'm starting to think I posted this on the wrong site...
mathgenius
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How do I automatically hide the Protected View infobar in Adobe Reader?

I've configured Adobe Reader XI to use Protected Mode for all files in Preferences -> Security (Enhanced), but this pops up a yellow "Protected View" infobar every time I open a PDF, even if I'm opening the same PDF again. The infobar…
Ivan
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Why does BIOS enable protected mode?

I was doing mit6.828 labs, and I'm quite curious about why BIOS would enable protected mode and then disable it (as bootloader should start in real mode)?
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Excel 2013: Exit Protected View (not disable)?

I found lots on the internet about how to disable protected view. I don't want to disable it. I want it to still apply by default. But the the current file that is opened in Protected View, I want to exit Protected View. Is there any way to do …
user2153235
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Why doesn't disabling IE's 'Protected Mode' enable the dragging-and-dropping of addresses from the IE address bar into Notepad

IE's Protected Mode prevents one dragging the address from the IE address bar into other applications (for example Notepad). There's an informative article on MSDN about Allowing Drag and Drop Operations in your Application. If I uncheck Enable…
dumbledad
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How to disable Protected Mode in Internet Explorer 7?

The server has some options disabled and I need to enable it on 1 PC via 3rd party software or registry hack. How can I verify that it's disabled? I am an IT Administrator so I can't disable the policy for all users
Cocoa Dev
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