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This update fully supports the French spelling reform with a new spelling checker and an updated thesaurus for French-language documents when using Microsoft Office Visio 2003.

This update also modifies the auto-correct list (ACL) to comply with the spelling reform.

Important: For complete Visio 2003 functionality when using the Visio 2003 Multilingual User Interface Pack, you will need to install both this download and the Update for Visio 2003 Multilingual User Interface Pack: French Spelling Checker and Thesaurus (KB892293)

You can get specific information about this update in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Description of the Update for Visio 2003 French Spelling Checker and Thesaurus (KB892293).

Files

Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to October 2012.

Supported operating systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

• This update applies to the following product: Microsoft Office Visio 2003

• To install the update, you must have the following:
• Visio 2003 Service Pack 1
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Note   The msp file (Visio2003-kb892293-fullfile-glb.msp) for this update installs successfully on Visio 2003 installations at Service Pack 1 level or earlier.

Installation instructions
If you have Microsoft Office Visio 2003, do one of the following:

• Use Office Update on the Office Online Web site (recommended). Office Update automatically detects Office and prompts you to install updates and service packs that bring Office programs up-to-date.



• Install Update for Visio 2003 French Spelling Checker and Thesaurus(KB892293). To do this, follow these steps:

1. Download the .exe file by clicking on the Download button at the top of the page, and then save the file to your hard disk drive.
   • visio2003-kb892293-fullfile-enu.exe: You might need to provide the installation source during patch installation if you have previously updated your product.
2. It is recommended that you quit any programs you are running.


3. In Windows Explorer, double-click the .exe file that you saved to your hard disk drive, and follow the instructions on the screen.

The download for this update is available by clicking on the Download button at the top of the page. You can double-click the executable package to begin installation, or extract the patch files (MSP files) by using 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 the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Description of the Update for Visio 2003 French Spelling Checker and Thesaurus (KB892293) for further information about this update.