Set the default saved file format for Access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17584	DTOO136 - Access	SV-18706r2_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
By default, when users create new database files, Access 2007 saves them in the new Access 2007 format. Users can change this functionality by clicking the Office button, clicking Access Options, and then selecting a file format from the Default file format list. If a new database is created in an inappropriate format, some users might be unable to open or use it.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Access 2007	2015-12-29

Details

Check Text ( C-18884r13_chk )
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Access 2007 -> Miscellaneous “Default File Format” will be set to “Enabled (Access 2007)”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Access\Settings Criteria: If the value Default File Format is REG_DWORD = c (hex) or 12 (Decimal), this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-18884r13_chk )

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Access 2007 -> Miscellaneous “Default File Format” will be set to “Enabled (Access 2007)”.

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Access\Settings

Criteria: If the value Default File Format is REG_DWORD = c (hex) or 12 (Decimal), this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-17502r1_fix)
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Access 2007 -> Miscellaneous “Default File Format” will be set to “Enabled (Access 2007)”.