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Visio 2003 Service Pack 3 provides the latest updates to Microsoft Office Visio 2003.
Visio2003SP3-KB923620-FullFile-ENU.exe
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Microsoft® Office Visio® 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) represents a major evolution
in security for Visio 2003. It further hardens Visio against potential attacks and
other security threats. This service pack also includes fixes that have been previously
released as separate updates for Visio 2003.
You can get specific information about this update in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
article (923620): Description of Visio 2003 Service Pack 3.
Included in this Service Pack
This service pack includes significant new security updates. This service pack also includes updates previously released for Visio 2003:
Service Pack 3 also includes stability improvements developed as a result of user input from the Microsoft Online Crash
Analysis in Office 2003 and from Microsoft Product Support feedback.
Some of the changes in Service Pack 3 modify the behavior of Visio 2003, including changes that disable some features by default and increase control for computer administrators. Changes include:
- Visio 2003 can now be configured to allow or deny specific COM components. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 938815.
- Visio 2003 can now be configured to block the DWG file format. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 938803.
- Some COM components with unusual characteristics may not function as expected. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 938814.
- Changes have been made to the behavior of Microsoft Office Document Imaging. For
more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article
938813.
- Documents saved in certain formats no longer contain the version number of Office.
For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 938807.
Supported Operating System
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 2
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This update applies to the following program:
- Microsoft® Office Visio® 2003 Standard
- Microsoft® Office Visio® 2003 Professional
- Microsoft® Office Visio® for Enterprise Architects
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Note: Administrators should refer to the Administrator resources
section.
Installation instructions
To install this update, do one of the following:
- Use
Microsoft Update (recommended). Microsoft
Update consolidates updates provided by Windows Update and Office Update into one
location and enables you to choose automatic delivery and installation of high-priority
updates.
- Use Office Update on the Office Online Web site. After running the automatic detection, Office Update prompts you to install updates and service packs that bring your Office products up to the best quality available. Office Update is not supported on Windows Vista.
- Install only Microsoft Office Visio® 2003 SP3. To do this, follow these steps:
- Download the .exe file by clicking the Download button at the top of this
page, and then save the file to your hard disk drive. Note: Visio 2003 Service Pack 3 is available on CD-ROM through the Office Online page Order Office Service Packs on CD-ROM. Visio 2003 SP3 is included on the Office 2003 Service Pack 3 CD.
- It is recommended that you quit any programs you are running.
- In Windows Explorer, double-click the .exe file that you saved to your hard disk
drive, and follow the instructions on the screen.
SP3 will install even if a publicly available update has already been installed on
your computer.
When using other Microsoft Office products:
If you are using the following Microsoft Office products, we recommend that you
get the latest service packs:
If you are using Office Communicator 2005, you should exit Office Communicator prior to installing Visio 2003 SP3. If you do not exit Communicator, you will be required to reboot your computer after Visio 2003 SP3 has been installed. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article (905726): You are unexpectedly prompted to restart the computer after you install an Office service pack or an Office update.
To remove this download
There is no uninstall feature for this download. For more information, see the Microsoft
Knowledge Base article (873125): You
cannot remove service packs for Office 2003 products.
Administrator resources
Administrators working in managed environments can find complete resources for
deploying Office updates in an organization on the
Office 2003 Resource Kit.
When you double-click the executable package,
installation begins. To extract the patch files (.msp files), you must use a command
line. The command line and instructions are included in the Knowledge Base article
(197147): Command-Line Switches For
IExpress Software Update Packages.
See Microsoft Knowledge Base article
(923620): Description of Visio 2003 Service Pack 3 for further information
about this update.
