Do not Prompt to convert when opening older databases

Do not Prompt to convert when opening older databases - Access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17603	DTOO137 - Access	SV-18733r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
By default, when users open databases that were created in the Access 97 file format, Access 2007 prompts them to convert the database to a newer file format. Users can choose to convert the database or leave it in the older format. If this configuration is changed, Access will leave Access 97-format databases unchanged. Access informs the user that the database is in the older format, but does not provide the user with an option to convert the database. Some features introduced in more recent versions of Access will not be available, and the user will not be able to make any design changes to the database.

Description

By default, when users open databases that were created in the Access 97 file format, Access 2007 prompts them to convert the database to a newer file format. Users can choose to convert the database or leave it in the older format. If this configuration is changed, Access will leave Access 97-format databases unchanged. Access informs the user that the database is in the older format, but does not provide the user with an option to convert the database. Some features introduced in more recent versions of Access will not be available, and the user will not be able to make any design changes to the database.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Access 2007	2015-12-29

Details

Check Text ( C-18905r1_chk )
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Access 2007 -> Miscellaneous “Do not prompt to convert older databases” will be set to “Disabled”. 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 NoConvertDialog is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-18905r1_chk )

The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Access 2007 -> Miscellaneous “Do not prompt to convert older databases” will be set to “Disabled”.

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 NoConvertDialog is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-17521r1_fix)
The policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Access 2007 -> Miscellaneous “Do not prompt to convert older databases” will be set to “Disabled”.