Article ID: 264067 - Last Review: January 27, 2007 - Revision: 1.1

Visio2000: "Cannot Read from Read Only File" Error Message When You Run Shape Explorer from a Read-Only Network Drive

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SYMPTOMS

In Visio 2000 Edition, when you run Shape Explorer from a read-only network drive, you may receive the following error message:
Cannot read from read only file.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Visio 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1).

To obtain SR-1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
263721  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263721/EN-US/ ) Visio: How to Obtain Microsoft Visio 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.  This problem was corrected in Microsoft Visio 2000 SR-1.

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Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

From a read-only network drive:
  • On the Tools menu, click Macros, and then click Shape Explorer. Note that you receive the error message mentioned in the "Symptoms" section of this article.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Visio 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Visio 2000 Technical Edition
  • Microsoft Visio 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition
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