Microsoft KB Archive/923620

= Description of Visio 2003 Service Pack 3 =

Article ID: 923620

Article Last Modified on 9/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003
 * Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
 * Microsoft Office Visio 2003 Service Pack 3

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SUMMARY
Microsoft has released a service pack for Microsoft Office Visio 2003. This article contains information about how to obtain the service pack and about how to obtain a list of issues that are fixed by the service pack. Additionally, this article contains information about the issues that you may experience when you install the service pack and about how to determine whether the service pack is installed.



INTRODUCTION
Microsoft Office Visio 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) contains significant security improvements in addition to stability improvements. Some fixes that are included with Visio 2003 SP3 have been previously released as separate updates. This service pack combines them into one update.



List of issues that the service pack fixes
Visio 2003 SP3 fixes the issues that are described in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

938794 Issues that are fixed in Visio 2003 by Visio 2003 Service Pack 3

Security bulletins that are associated with the service pack
Visio 2003 SP3 addresses the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

915384 MS06-039: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office filters could allow remote code execution

901190 MS06-009: Vulnerability in the Korean Input Method Editor (IME) could allow elevation of privilege

921585 MS07-001: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 Brazilian Portuguese Grammar Checker that could allow remote code execution

Earlier released updates that the service pack includes
Visio 2003 SP3 includes the following earlier released updates:

840663 Description of Visio 2003 Service Pack 1

887622 Description of Visio 2003 Service Pack 2

914455 Description of the security update for Office 2003, for Project 2003, and for OneNote 2003: July 11, 2006

913571 Description of the updates for Office 2003: March 14, 2006

905645 Description of the security update for Office 2003: February 14, 2006

909115 Description of the security update for Visio 2003 Multilingual User Interface Pack: February 14, 2006

921585 MS07-001: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 Brazilian Portuguese Grammar Checker that could allow remote code execution

Multilingual User Interface Pack
This article describes changes that are made in Visio 2003 SP3 and in Visio 2003 Service Pack 3 for Multilingual User Interface Pack. If you use the Multilingual User Interface Pack, you should install both Visio 2003 SP3 and Visio 2003 SP3 for Multilingual User Interface Pack to make sure that Visio 2003 is up to date.

Notes  For more information about Visio 2003 Service Pack 1 for Multilingual User Interface Pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E7771BE8-0447-4A4D-9787-2327BE27D1C0

 For more information about Visio 2003 Service Pack 2 for Multilingual User Interface Pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9394d9ba-951c-406c-a88c-08dfa260a42b



New features and updated features
After you install Visio 2003 SP3, you can disable CAD .dwg files.

Known issues
After you install a Microsoft Office service pack, you may be prompted to restart the computer. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

905726 You are unexpectedly prompted to restart the computer after you install an Office service pack or an Office update

How to obtain Visio 2003 Service Pack 3
Visio 2003 Service Pack 3, together with installation instructions and deployment strategies, is available for download from 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=E6B77D9A-0749-41CE-BD1A-9BF73718593C

Visio 2003 Service Pack 3 for Multilingual User Interface Pack
For complete Visio 2003 functionality, install Visio 2003 Service Pack 3 for Multilingual User Interface Pack if you use the Multilingual User Interface Pack. To download it, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=FF0F77CD-28CE-4746-B110-73D90FF14EF0

Removal information
You cannot remove this download by using Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel. To remove Visio 2003 SP3 from the computer, you must remove Visio 2003. Then, you must reinstall Visio 2003 from the original Visio 2003 CD. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

873125 You cannot remove service packs for Office 2003 products

How to determine whether the service pack is installed
This service pack contains files that have the versions that are listed in the following table.

You do not have to install this service pack if you have a later version of the files that are listed in the table. For more information about how to determine the version of Visio 2003 that is installed on your computer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

821549 How to check the version of Office 2003 products

Information for administrators about .msp files
The administrative service pack consists of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer file (.msp file) that is packaged in a self-extracting executable file. The following .msp file is distributed in this service pack:

Visiosp3.msp

Features for reinstalling specific components for administrators
If you update your administrative installation point, and you recache and reinstall Visio 2003 on client computers, you can run a command line that includes the REINSTALL=[ ] property. This property specifies whether you want to reinstall specific components of Visio 2003 from the administrative image. For Visio 2003 SP3, the value for [ ] is as follows:

REINSTALL=ALL

For detailed procedures that explain how to update an administrative image and how to update client computers, see the &quot;Updating clients from a patched administrative image&quot; section in the &quot;Distributing Office 2003 product updates&quot; topic. To view the &quot;Distributing Office 2003 product updates&quot; topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ork2003/HA011402381033.aspx

The Microsoft Office Desktop Applications TechCenter contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Office. For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/office/bb267346.aspx

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