Microsoft KB Archive/937155

= Description of Visio 2007 Service Pack 1 and Visio Language Pack 2007 Service Pack 1 =

Article ID: 937155

Article Last Modified on 12/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007
 * Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2007
 * Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Service Pack 1

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SUMMARY
Microsoft has released Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Microsoft Office Visio Language Pack 2007 SP1. This article contains a list of issues that are fixed by the service packs and information about how to obtain the service packs. Additionally, this article contains information about how to determine whether the service packs are installed.



INTRODUCTION
Visio 2007 SP1 and Visio Language Pack 2007 SP1 contain security improvements, stability improvements, and performance improvements. Some fixes that are included with these service packs were previously released in separate updates. Visio 2007 SP1 and Visio Language Pack 2007 SP1 combine these previously released fixes into one update.



Downloadable list of issues that the service pack fixes
A Microsoft Excel workbook is available that contains a list of the Visio 2007 issues that are fixed by the 2007 Microsoft Office suites Service Pack 1.

Note The workbook is in the English language. The workbook will not be translated into any other languages.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the Office 2007 Service Pack 1 Changes_all.xls package now.

Release Date: December 11, 2007

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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Issues that are fixed in the service packs
Visio 2007 SP1 and Visio Language Pack 2007 SP1 fix the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:  

938185 Description of the Visio 2007 hotfix package: June 4, 2007

 

935873 Description of the Visio 2007 hotfix package: April 11, 2007



These service packs fix the following issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:  The size and the DPI of graphic data may change when you insert graphic data into a Visio 2007 file

When you insert graphic data into a master shape in Visio 2007, the size and the dots per inch (DPI) of the graphic data differ from the size and DPI in Visio 2003. Some fonts in a Visio 2007 file are missing

Some fonts in a Visio 2007 file are missing in the PostScript output when one of the following conditions is true:  You use a PostScript printer to print a Visio 2007 file. You use a PostScript printer driver to convert a Visio 2007 file to a PDF file.</li></ul> </li> The Organization Chart Wizard in Visio 2007 does not display all the entries from a small Exchange Server Directory

When you use the Organization Chart Wizard in Visio 2007 to display entries for selected fields from a small Exchange Server Directory, some entries are not displayed in the organization chart that is created.</li> Some data connectivity features are missing when you use Visio Drawing Control in a host application

When you use Visio Drawing Control in a host application, some data connectivity features are missing from Visio Drawing Control. You experience this issue when you are using any of the following configurations:  A custom installation of Visio 2007.</li> A clean installation of Visio 2007 in which you use Visio Drawing Control in a host application before you start Visio 2007.</li> A Visio 2007 installation in which you use third-party add-ins and in which you set the path of add-ins in the Add-ons and Start-up fields in the File Paths dialog box.</li></ul> </li> The Refresh Data feature does not work for template files in the Korean version of Visio 2007

When you try to use the Refresh Data feature for the template files in the Korean version of Visio 2007, the feature does not work. Additionally, you receive an error message.</li> Visio 2007 closes unexpectedly when you programmatically set the SRC property of the Visio Drawing Control and then add a new page

You programmatically set the value for the sample rate conversion (SRC) property in a Visio Drawing Control. If you then programmatically add a new page, Visio 2007 closes unexpectedly.</li> The &quot;save as type&quot; setting for files is not applied when you install the .msp file together with Visio 2007 or in an existing Visio 2007 installation

You create a customized .msp file for Visio Professional 2007 by using the Office Customization Tool. The Office Customization Tool defines the default &quot;save as type&quot; for Visio files. The settings are not applied when you install the .msp file together with Visio 2007 or when you install the .msp file on in existing Visio 2007 installation.</li> The Visio 2007 user interface may stop responding when you use the Search for Shapes box to search for shapes in Visio 2007

When you use the Search for Shapes box to search for shapes in Visio 2007, the Visio 2007 user interface stops responding. This issue occurs if Visio 2007 is installed on a Windows Vista-based computer.</li> Error message when you try to open a CAD drawing a file in Visio 2007: &quot;Cannot open file&quot;

When you try to open a computer aided drafting (CAD) file in Visio 2007, you receive the following error message:

Cannot open file. The file may not be a DWG or DXF file, it may not be in a supported version of the DWG file format, or it may be corrupted. Check the file and try again.

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All language versions of Visio 2007 SP1 include the following updates that were previously released:

936960 Description of the security update for the 2007 Microsoft Office system: August 14, 2007

934062 Description of the security update for the 2007 Office system: May 8, 2007

932080 Description of the update for the 2007 Office programs: April 9, 2007

Visio 2007 SP1
You can find installation instructions and deployment strategies for Visio 2007 SP1 on the Microsoft Download Center. To download this service pack from the Microsoft Download Center, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=496BC7C1-ABD7-4BC7-8366-B8A4CC85803B

Visio Language Pack 2007 SP1
You can find installation instructions and deployment strategies for Visio Language Pack 2007 SP1 on the Microsoft Download Center. To download this service pack from the Microsoft Download Center, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B109187E-6FEE-48B7-B822-9D9143A2891A

Known issues
942101 You receive an error message when you try to apply any of the 2007 Office Service Pack 1 packages on a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2

942995 You are prompted unexpectedly to restart the computer after you install a 2007 Office service pack or a 2007 Office update

Removal information
You cannot remove this service pack. If you want to remove either of the service packs in this article, you must remove Visio 2007 or Visio Language Pack 2007. Then, you must reinstall Visio 2007 or Visio Language Pack 2007 from your original Visio 2007 and Visio Language Pack 2007 CD.

File information
How to determine whether the service pack is installed The Visio 2007 SP1 and the Visio Language Pack 2007 SP1 contain files that have the versions that are listed in the following tables. You do not have to install this service pack if you have a later version of the files that are listed in the tables.

For more information about how to determine the version of the 2007 Office program that is installed on your computer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

928116 How to determine which version of a 2007 Office product is installed

Visio 2007 SP1
VisioWWsp1.msp

Office64WWsp1.msp

Note Visio 2007 SP1 also includes the following .msp files that are included in Visio Language Pack 2007 SP1 package:
 * ClientSharedMUIsp1-en-us.msp
 * Proofsp1-en-us.msp
 * VisioMUIsp1-en-us.msp

Visio Language Pack 2007
ClientSharedMUIsp1-en-us.msp

Note You do not have to install this service pack if you have a later version of the files that are listed in the tables.

For more information about how to determine the version of an installed 2007 Microsoft Office language pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

945598 How to determine the version of an installed 2007 Office language pack

Proofsp1-en-us.msp

VisioMUIsp1-en-us.msp

MSP file information for administrators
Visio 2007 SP1 and Visio Language Pack 2007 SP1 consist of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer file (.msp file) that is packaged in a self-extracting executable file. The .msp files in the following tables are distributed in these service packs. Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information

Features for reinstalling specific components for administrators
If you update your administrative installation point and you recache and reinstall Visio 2007 on client computers, you can run a command line that includes the REINSTALL=[list of features] property. This property specifies whether you want to reinstall specific components of Visio 2007 from the administrative image. For Visio 2007 SP1, the value for [list of features] is as follows:

REINSTALL=ALL

For information about how to distribute product updates for the 2007 Microsoft Office system, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/2ce70869-aa75-4a73-9c9b-8b74001f1c3c1033.mspx

For information about the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Microsoft Office products, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb267346.aspx

Error signature details
You receive an error message that resembles the following when you use Visio 2007:

Microsoft Office Visio has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

To see what data this error report contains, click here.

When you view the data in the error report, the report contains an error signature that resembles one of the following:

Additionally, other program versions, module versions, and offsets are possible.

Note These issues are also fixed in Visio 2007 Service Pack 1.

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