Description of the Visio 2002 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: May 9, 2005 (895260)

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Visio 2002 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package for Microsoft 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 the 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 the Visio 2002 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package that is dated May 9, 2005.

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Issue that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

Consider the following scenario. You click a hyperlink to open a Microsoft Visio 2002 file. The file is located on a secure Web site. The secure Web site is one of the following Web site types:
- An HTTPS site that is using a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connection
- A Lotus Domino.Doc server Web site
- A Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server
- A FileNET P8 operating system that is running FileNET Enterprise Content and Business Process Management (ECM) solutions
In this scenario, the Visio 2002 file does not open when you click the hyperlink. Instead, you receive the following error message:

The page cannot be displayed.

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MORE INFORMATION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, 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:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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

The full-file version of this hotfix is also the administrative version of this hotfix. You can install this version of the hotfix on a computer that is running Microsoft Visio 2002 Service Pack 2 (SP2). This hotfix is not compatible with Microsoft Visio 2002 Service Release 1 (SR-1). You cannot install this hotfix on a computer that is running Visio 2002 SR-1.

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Restart information

You do not have to restart the 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 any hotfixes 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 global 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 tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Size       File name
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   09-May-2005  15:50  3,102,208  Visio2002-kb895260-fullfile-glb.msp

After you install the hotfix, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.

   Date         Time   Version         Size       File name
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   20-Apr-2005  19:44  10.0.6419.4     6,364,456  Vislib.dll

Note For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.back to the top