Description of the Visio 2003 hotfix package: April 2, 2004 (838029)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
  • Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003

SUMMARY

This article describes the Microsoft Office Visio 2003 issues that are fixed in the Visio 2003 hotfix package that is dated April 2, 2004.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

  • When you print a drawing in Visio 2003 to a PostScript printer at 1200 dots-per-inch (DPI), you may experience one of the following problems:
    • Bullets are not printed in the correct position and are the wrong size.
    • Rotated text may print partially off the page and are the wrong size.
    • Transparent text may print partially off the page and is the wrong size.
  • When you run a custom program that uses managed code with a Datagrid control in Visio 2003, you may receive an exception error message.

    Note Managed code is programming code that is executed by the common language runtime environment instead of directly by the operating system. If you are using Visio 2003 on a computer that also has Microsoft Office 2003 installed, you can resolve this issue by installing the hotfix that is discussed in the following Microsoft Knowledge base article:

    831939 Description of the Office 2003 hotfix package: January 29, 2004

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MORE INFORMATION

Service pack information

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office Visio 2003 Service Pack 1.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Visio 2003. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

873460 How to obtain the latest service pack for Visio 2003

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Office 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, 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: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.back to the top

Prerequisites

This fix requires one of the products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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Restart information

You do not have to restart your 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 modify any registry keys to activate any hotfixes that are contained in this package.

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Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that you must have 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) 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.

Download information:
   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name
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   02-Apr-2004  00:09  6.0.2800.1168  1,078,512  Visio2003-kb838029-fullfile.exe 
After you install the hotfix , the global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table:
   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name
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   28-Feb-2004  19:16  6.0.3264.0  1,773,568  Gdiplus.dll
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Additional notes

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REFERENCES

For additional information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbVisio2003SP1fix kbfix kbHotfixRollup kbOffice2003preSP1fix KB838029 kbAudITPRO