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Microsoft disabling Word 2003's 'fast save' feature | |
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| Time: 00:11 EST/05:11 GMT | News Source: News.com | Posted By: Kenneth van Surksum | ||
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Microsoft is killing off a feature in Office 2003 that the company said helped save time, but also ran the risk of exposing confidential information. As part of Service Pack 3 of Office 2003, which will be available Tuesday as a free download from Microsoft's Web site, Microsoft is disabling Word 2003's "fast save" feature, which works by saving the changes made since the last save, rather than rewriting the whole document to disk. "While the Fast Save feature speeds up the document-saving process by saving only the changes made to a document, the saved document may contain metadata, such as comments, erased text, previous versions, and authorship," Microsoft said in a white paper on the update. "Disabling Fast Save ensures that confidential data is protected against improper disclosure." | ||
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| #1 By 65179 (221.128.147.160) at 9/18/2007 1:42:39 AM |
| There's a difference between killing=removing and disabling. Why are these articles so sensational? |
| #2 By 2960 (68.100.112.199) at 9/18/2007 7:39:07 AM |
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I've never been real fond of this feature to begin with. Can increase file size dramatically.
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| #3 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 9/18/2007 9:28:09 AM |
| While I'm not entirely convinced, it seems that MS is finally starting to understand that security is more important than convenience. |
| #4 By 37 (76.210.78.134) at 9/18/2007 9:43:33 AM |
| Yup, so long as it is still an option, that is cool. I prefer to use it. |
| #5 By 86151 (76.10.143.199) at 9/18/2007 7:44:17 PM |
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Good luck trying to use it.
They've removed the fast save functionality completely (but if it makes you feel good, the option is still there... placebo effect). http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938808/ for details |
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