You receive a "Setup cannot find Visio.ini" error message when you try to install the Crime Scenes add-in in Visio 2003 and in Visio 2002

When you try to install the Microsoft Visio Crime Scenes add-in on a computer that is running Microsoft Office Visio 2003 or Microsoft Visio 2002, you receive the following error message: When you click OK, the Crime Scenes Solution Setup program quits. Therefore, you cannot install the Crime Scenes add-in.

This behavior occurs if the Crime Scenes Solution Setup program cannot locate a Visio.ini file in which to install the solution. The Crime Scenes add-in is designed for Microsoft Visio 2000 and earlier versions. In Visio 2003 and in Visio 2002, solutions are installed in a different location from earlier versions of Visio.

By default in Visio 2003, files such as stencils, templates, and Visio add-ins are installed to the following folder: By default in Visio 2002, files such as stencils, templates, and Visio add-ins that are associated with a particular solution are installed to subfolders in the following folder:

To work around this behavior, use Notepad to create a blank Visio.ini file in the Visio11 folder or in the Visio10 folder, depending on the version of Visio that you are running. Then run the Crime Scenes Solution Setup program. After the Crime Scenes add-in is installed, move the Crime Scene files to the folder that is appropriate to the version of Visio that you are running. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Quit Visio.
2. Create the Visio.ini file. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Start Notepad, and then open a new, blank document.
   2. On the File menu, click Save.
   3. In the Save in box, specify one of the following locations, depending on the version of Visio that you are running:
      • If you are running Visio 2003, save the file to the following folder:
        Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Visio11
      • If you are running Visio 2002, save the file to the following folder:
        Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Visio10
   4. Click All Files in the Save as type box, type Visio.ini in the File name box, and then click Save.
   5. Quit Notepad.
3. Install the Crime Scenes add-in. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Double-click CrimeScenes.exe to start the Crimes Scenes Solution Setup program.
   2. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to install the Crime Scenes add-in. The Crime Scenes add-in is installed to one of the following folders, depending on the version of Visio that you are running:
      • If you are running Visio 2003, the Crime Scenes add-in is installed to the following folder:
        Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Visio11\Solutions\Crime Scenes
      • If you are running Visio 2002, the Crime Scenes add-in is installed to the following folder:
        Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Visio10\Solutions\Crime Scenes
4. Use one of the following procedures, depending on the version of Visio that you are running:
   • If you are running Visio 2002, move the Crime Scenes folder to the following folder:
     Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Visio10\LocaleID\Solutions
   • If you are running Visio 2003, add a file path to the Crime Scenes folder. To do this, follow these steps:
     1. Start Visio 2003.
     2. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Advanced tab.
     3. Click File Paths.
     4. Click the ellipsis button (...) that is displayed next to the Templates box.
     5. In the Choose Directory dialog box, locate and then click the folder that contains the Crime Scenes folder. For example, click the Solutions folder in the following location, and then click Select:
        Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Visio11
     6. Add a semicolon (;) at the end of the path that is displayed in the Templates box so that the path appears as follows, and then click OK:
        Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Visio11\Solutions;
     7. Quit, and then restart Visio 2003.

To download the Crime Scenes solution, visit the following Microsoft Web site: