Microsoft KB Archive/890933

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

Article ID: 890933

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
 * Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003

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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



Article contents

 * INTRODUCTION
 * Issues that the hotfix package fixes
 * MORE INFORMATION
 * Hotfix information
 * Prerequisites
 * Restart information
 * Hotfix replacement information
 * Registry information
 * Hotfix file information
 * REFERENCES



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.

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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:// /shared documents/ .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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Service pack information
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 How to obtain the latest service pack for Visio 2003

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now 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 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or 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. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

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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 How to obtain the latest service pack for Visio 2003

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

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Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

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

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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 <pre class="fixed_text">  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 <pre class="fixed_text">  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. <pre class="fixed_text">  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.</li> For additional information about the differences between the two .msp files, see the &quot;Strategies for Updating Office 2003 Installations&quot; topic. To see this topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/updates/patch_o2k3.htm

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