MS08-019: Description of the security bulletin for Visio 2007: April 8, 2008

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS08-019. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200804.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200804.mspx)
  Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:
  http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/ (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/)
• IT professionals:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-019.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-019.mspx)

How to obtain help and support for this security update

For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft subsidiary. For more information about how to contact your local Microsoft subsidiary for support issues with security updates, visit the Microsoft International Support Web site: North American customers can also obtain instant access to unlimited no-charge e-mail support or to unlimited individual chat support by visiting the following Microsoft Web site: For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts.

Known Issues

An issue has been corrected in the detection of this update. The update previously offered and installed the Visio 2007 update to users that did not have Visio 2007 installed on their systems. Microsoft has corrected the issue and updated this bulletin to reference the change. Systems that are running Visio 2007 that have already applied the update will not be reoffered the update and will not be required to reinstall the update. For the latest information, see security bulletin MS08-019. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Removal information

To remove this security update, use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.

File information

The English (United States) version of this security update 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 item in Control Panel.