Visio2002: How to Remove a Trial Version of Visio 2002 to Reinstall an Earlier Version of Visio (302438)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visio 2002 Standard
  • Microsoft Visio 2002 Professional
This article was previously published under Q302438

SUMMARY

The Microsoft Visio Trial version licenses are valid only for approximately 30 days from the date of activation. Therefore, you must uninstall the Trial version at some point. The method that you use to uninstall the Visio 2002 Trial version depends on the version of Visio that you plan to install after the Trial version is removed from your computer.

MORE INFORMATION

To uninstall the Trial version of Visio 2002 and reinstall your earlier version of Visio, follow the steps in the appropriate section.

Reinstall the Earlier Version of Visio That Was Removed During the Visio 2002 Trial Installation

If your earlier version of Visio was removed during the installation of the Visio 2002 Trial version, you must uninstall the Trial version before you reinstall your earlier version of Visio. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
  2. In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, select the Visio 2002 Trial entry (for example, Microsoft Visio Standard 2002 [English] Trial or Microsoft Visio Professional 2002 [English] Trial), and then click Add/Remove.
  3. In the Visio Maintenance Mode options dialog box, select the Uninstall - Remove Microsoft Visio from this computer option, and then click Next.
  4. Click Yes to confirm the uninstall operation.
  5. After the Visio 2002 Trial version is uninstalled, run Setup.exe from the source of your earlier version of Visio. This may be a CD-ROM, a network location, or a floppy disk.NOTE: If you do not have your original Visio source media, please contact the original vendor from whom you purchased Visio.

Repair an Earlier Version of Visio That Was Not Removed During the Visio 2002 Trial Installation

If you chose to keep your earlier version of Visio installed when you installed the Visio 2002 Trial version, you may have to repair the installation of the earlier version of Visio after you remove the Trial version.

Microsoft Visio 2000

For Visio 2000, follow these steps:
  1. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
  2. Double-click the Microsoft Visio 2000 entry in the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box.
  3. In the Setup Operation dialog box, click Reinstall/Repair.
  4. Click Next twice.
For additional information about removing a Trial version of Visio 2002 to install a non-Trial version, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

299536 Visio2002: How to Upgrade a Trial Version to a Non-Trial Version of Visio 2002

Reduced-Functionality Mode

If your Visio 2002 Trial version license expires, you can start Visio a total of five times before the program begins running in reduced-functionality mode. In reduced-functionality mode, you cannot make modifications to diagrams or create new diagrams, and additional functionality may be reduced. However, you can print your diagrams.

With a Trial version, you cannot quit reduced-functionality mode if your license has expired. Use one of the methods listed earlier in this article to uninstall the Trial version and reinstall your earlier version of Visio.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/6/2006
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