Article ID: 890858
Article Last Modified on 5/25/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visio 2002 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visio 2002 Standard Edition
SUMMARY
Microsoft has released the Microsoft Visio 2002 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package for the French or Spanish version of Visio 2002. This article describes the following information about the hotfix package:
- Issues that the hotfix package fixes
- Prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
- Information about whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package
- Information about whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
- Information about whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
- Files that the hotfix package contains
INTRODUCTION
This article describes the Microsoft Visio 2002 issue that is fixed in this Visio 2002 post-Service Pack 2 (SP2) hotfix package. The hotfix package is dated May 11, 2006. The hotfix package is for the French and Spanish version of Visio 2002.
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Issues that the hotfix package fixes
This hotfix package fixes the following issue. The issue was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
- If you try to start the Visual Basic Editor or to create an organizational chart in Microsoft Visio 2002, you receive the following error message:
After you click OK, you receive the following error message:
This second error message indicates that Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) cannot be initialized. This issue may occur if you have the Regional Options on your Microsoft Windows XP-based computer set to any one of the following French language settings:
- French (Canada)
- French (Belgian)
- French (Luxemburg)
- French (Monaco)
- French (Switzerland)
This issue does not occur if the Regional Options are set to the French (France) setting.
This issue may occur if you have the Regional Options on your Microsoft Windows XP-based computer set to any one of the following Spanish language settings:
- Spanish (Argentina)
- Spanish (Bolivia)
- Spanish (Chile)
- Spanish (Colombia)
- Spanish (Costa Rica)
- Spanish (Dominican Republic)
- Spanish (Ecuador)
This issue does not occur if the Regional Options are set to the Spanish (Spain) setting.
MORE INFORMATION
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Visio 2002 service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
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Prerequisites
- To install the hotfix, you must have Visio 2002 SP2 installed.
For more information about Visio 2002 SP2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:867749 How to obtain the latest Visio 2002 service pack
- This hotfix requires Microsoft Windows Installer version 2.0 or a later version of Windows Installer.
For more information about the Windows Installer requirement, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:330537 Office XP updates and patches released after September 2002 may require Windows Installer 2.0
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 to 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 issues 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 French or Spanish 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 item in Control Panel.
French
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visio2002-kb890858-fullfile-fra.msp | Not Applicable | 154,624 | 07-Dec-2004 | 14:51 |
Spanish
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visio2002-kb890858-fullfile-esn.msp | Not Applicable | 148,480 | 11-May-2006 | 07:49 |
After you install the hotfix, the French or Spanish version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.
French
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visres.dll | 10.0.5006.4 | 703,680 | 02-Dec-2004 | 16:20 |
Spanish
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visres.dll | 10.0.6002.4 | 695,104 | 11-May-2006 | 07:13 |
Note For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.
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REFERENCES
For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
Additional query words: visio2002 vso2002
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