AutoDiscovery and Layout Solution menu and toolbar are missing when you start Visio 2000 (308019)

SYMPTOMS

When you start Microsoft Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition, the AutoDiscovery menu and the AutoDiscovery and Layout toolbar may not be displayed in the Visio program window as expected.

CAUSE

This issue ma y occur if you do not open the AutoDiscovery and Layout solution after you start Visio. The AutoDiscovery and Layout solution contains the AutoDiscovery and Layout template. The AutoDiscovery menu and the AutoDiscovery and Layout toolbar are specific to the AutoDiscovery and Layout template, and these items are displayed in the program window only after the AutoDiscovery and Layout solution is opened.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, open the AutoDiscovery and Layout solution. To do this, follow these steps:

Start Visio. In the Welcome to Microsoft Visio dialog box, click OK.
In the Choose Drawing Type dialog box, click Network Diagram, and then double-click AutoDiscovery and Layout.

Note If Visio is already running, you can open the AutoDiscovery and Layout solution by pointing to New on the File menu, pointing to Network Diagram, and then clicking AutoDiscovery and Layout.

The AutoDiscovery and Layout template opens, and the AutoDiscovery menu and toolbar are now displayed in the program window. The menu and toolbar are available only when you open this template or a network diagram that is created from this template.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to use the AutoDiscovery and Layout solution to create network diagrams, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

301675 HOW TO: Diagram your network with Microsoft Visio Enterprise 2000

For more information about how to use the AutoDiscovery and Layout solution in Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition, browse to the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/2003/visio2003