Supporting Visio XML file types on SharePoint Portal Server 2001 (310331)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001
This article was previously published under Q310331
Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

SharePoint Portal Server 2001 does not support the Microsoft Visio XML file format (.vxd) unless you make the modifications that are described in this Knowledge Base article.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the .vxd extension has not been updated correctly in the registry.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SharePoint Portal Server 2001. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

312963 How to Obtain the Latest SharePoint Portal Server 2001 Service Pack

WORKAROUND

Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For SharePoint Portal Server 2001

  1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
  2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.vdx

  3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:

    Value name: Content Type
    Data type: REG_SZ
    Value data: application/vnd.visio.xml

  4. Quit Registry Editor.
  5. Add your Visio documents to the workspace. Visio documents that existed before you create this registry entry will not open correctly. You must export these documents outside the workspace (for example to your desktop), and then re-add them to the workspace.
If you do not add this registry key on the SharePoint Portal server, users who connect to the server by means of the portal and select any files with a .vxd extension will only see XML text.

SharePoint Portal Server 2001 Service Pack 1 fixes this problem by creating this registry key during installation.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was first corrected in SharePoint Portal Server 2001 Service Pack 1.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

832815 "The page cannot be displayed" error message when you try to open a Visio XML drawing (.vdx) in a document library on your Windows SharePoint Services site

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/25/2004
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