Visio 2003 Solution Center

Performance

How to disable CAD files after you install Visio 2003 Service Pack 3 or Visio 2007 Service Pack 2
Describes how to disable CAD .dwg files after you install Visio 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or Visio 2007 Service Pack 2.
Description of the update for Office 2003: December 9, 2008
Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Office 2003. This update fixes the issue where an Office 2003 update installation is unsuccessful if the Office Source Engine service (Ose.exe) is disabled.
Minimum system requirements for Visio 2007 and for Visio 2003
Describes the minimum system requirements for Visio 2007 and for Visio 2003, such as processor, memory, available hard disk space, and operating system.

Decreased performance when you add or move shapes that are contained in a Visio 2007 or a Visio 2003 drawing that is hosted in the Visio 2003 ActiveX Control
Describes a problem in Visio 2003 where performance is slow if you work with shapes in a drawing that is hosted in the Visio 2003 ActiveX Control, and the shapes use gradient fill patterns or other complex fill patterns.
Description of the Visio 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: February 8, 2005
Describes the Visio 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated February 8, 2005. Lists the issue that the hotfix package fixes and contains information about how to obtain the hotfix package.
How to obtain the latest service pack for Visio 2003
Lists the available service packs that are available for Microsoft Office Visio 2003.

Performance is slow when you insert a black and white image file into a Visio drawing
When you insert an image file that has the following characteristics into a Microsoft Office Visio 2003 drawing, rendering is very slow: The image file is large, meaning that is has many dots per inch (dpi). The image file is black and white 1-bit. The...
The indexing service for shape searches is still turned on after you turn it off and restart Visio 2007 or Visio 2003
Describes how the indexing service for shape searches remains turned on after you turn it off and restart Visio. This problem occurs because the indexing service remains set to Automatic instead of set to Manual. Provides two workarounds.
You receive an error message when you try to install an Office 2003 program
Describes an error message that you receive when you try to install Office 2003.