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Description of the Visio 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: December 21, 2004

Article ID: 890933 - View products that this article applies to.

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Visio 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package for Microsoft Office Visio 2003. This article describes the following information about the hotfix package:

Issues that the hotfix package fixes
Prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package
Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
Whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
Files that the hotfix package contains

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INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Visio 2003 issue that is fixed in the Visio 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated December 21, 2004.

Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

When you try to open a Visio 2003 drawing from a secure Web site (https://), the drawing opens without the stencils or the workspace, and you receive an error message for each stencil that is attached to the drawing. The error messages are similar to the following error message:
Could not open https://name of computer/shared documents/name of stencil.vss
This issue occurs if you try to open a Visio drawing by using any one of the following methods:
- You click Open on the File menu in Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003.
- You use a command-line argument.
- You click Edit in Microsoft Office Visio to open the shared document from the Windows SharePoint Services site.

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This problem was first corrected in Visio 2003 Service Pack 2. To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Visio 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

873460

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873460/ )

How to obtain the latest service pack for Visio 2003

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To install this hotfix, you must have Microsoft Office Visio 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed. For additional information about how to obtain Visio 2003 SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

873460

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873460/ )

How to obtain the latest service pack for Visio 2003

Restart information

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to use the hotfix that this package contains.

Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issue that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Download information

   Date          Time    Version         Size        File name
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   21-Dec-2004   17:28   6.0.2800.1168   3,588,336   Visio2003-kb890933-fullfile-glb.exe

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information

   Date          Time    Size        File name
   -----------------------------------------------------------------
   21-Dec-2004   17:19   4,394,496   Visio2003-kb890933-fullfile.msp

After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.

   Date          Time    Version       Size        File name
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   21-Dec-2004   13:30   11.0.4815.0   8,261,928   Vislib.dll

Notes

For additional information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.
For additional information about the differences between the two .msp files, see the "Strategies for Updating Office 2003 Installations" topic. To see this topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Strategies for Updating Office 2003 Installations
(http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office-2003-resource-kit/strategies-for-updating-office-2003-installations-HA001152574.aspx)

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REFERENCES

For additional information about the terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/ )

Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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