From: vttotal on
I don't think you can. It is part of Microsoft's security.

One thing I don't understand is that you should not be getting those errors
for local files... I have links in my word documents connected to files
located in my hard drive and I don't get the error.

Hope this helps,

Vicente

"+Bob+" wrote:

> Word 2002
>
> When I link a word doc to a non-Word file and then Ctrl-click on the
> link. it pops a warning from MS-Office "Opening \\.... Some files can
> contain viruses or otherwise be harmful to your computer. It is
> important to be certain that this file is from a trustworthy source.
> Would you like to open this file?"
>
> Can I shut that warning off or perhaps shut it off for local files?
>
> Thanks,
>
> .
>