Visio2000: Error 120: File Created with a Trial Version Cannot Be Opened (282818)

SYMPTOMS

When you open a drawing that was created with the Test Drive trial version of Visio 5.0 Standard, Technical, Professional, or Enterprise editions in any full product editions of Visio 2000, you may receive the following error message:

Error 120 occurred during action open file.

This cannot be opened because it was created with a trial version.

CAUSE

The Trial versions of Visio 5.0 were intended for evaluation purposes only, and the product contains a warning that the drawing files are not compatible with the retail versions of Visio.

RESOLUTION

You can use the Clipboard as a method for transferring Visio 5.0 Trial edition drawings data to a full retail or upgrade version of Visio 2000. To copy and paste the data, follow these steps:

Start the Test Drive Trial version of Visio.
On the File menu, click Open, and then open the drawing file.
On the Edit menu, click Select All.
On the Edit menu, click Copy.
Start the full retail or upgrade version of Visio, and then begin a new drawing.
On the Edit menu, click Paste.

You can now save the data as a Visio drawing file to a file name of your choosing.

MORE INFORMATION

Drawings that were created with Trial or Test Drive versions of Visio prior to Microsoft Visio 2000 SR-1 Trial "Test Drive" editions will not work with full product editions of Visio.

For example, drawing files that were created by using any edition of the Visio 5.0 Trial version cannot be opened in any other version of Visio other than that Visio 5.0 Trial version, whereas drawings that were created in the trial version of Microsoft Visio 2000 SR-1 "Test Drive" software can be opened with Microsoft Visio 2000 versions.

Visio 2000 Trial or Test Drive edition drawings are compatible with full Visio 2000 products.