"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohomeĮnter the appropriate settings as shown on the image below.Ĭlick on the OK button two times to save your changes and return to the Folder Options window.Ĭlick on the Close button to exit out of the Folder Options window. On the New Action window, edit the path in the Application used to perform action field so that it set to the following: In the Action field, type in open and press the Tab key.Ĭlick on the Browse button next to the Application used to perform action field.Ĭlick on the drop down field and navigate to c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer.Ĭlick to select IEXPLORE.EXE and click on the Open button. 2) Converting the old Visio files to 2010. The file you’re trying to open was created in an unsupported version of Microsoft Visio. 1000) wouldn’t open my old Visio files (.vsd, Visio 3.0, 2004).
In the blank field, type in Microsoft Visio Viewer and click on the New button. 1) I don’t currently have any Visio program installed. In the list of Registered file types, click to select the new VSD extension and click on the Advanced button. In the File Extension field, type in VSD and click on the OK button. This opens the Create New Extension window. If VSD is NOT listed, you will need to create a new file association.Ĭlick on the New button. This opens the Open With window.Ĭlick on the OK button to save your change. On the File Types tab, scroll through the list of Registered file types for VSD Microsoft Visio Viewer.Ĭlick to select the extension and click on the Change button. Scroll through the list of Programs and click to select Internet Explorer.Ĭlick to select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.ĭouble-click on the My Computer icon on the desktop.Ĭlick on the Tools menu and click on Folder Options. If you see a list of applications when you click on Open With, click to select Choose Program. Right-click on the file and click on Open With. This will not work if the file is stored as an attachment in an e-mail message you must save the file to your hard drive before you go through these steps.
If you are not a local administrator or the steps are not working for you, please call the BLAH BLAH!!!īrowse to the file you want to open in Visio Viewer.
You MUST be a local administrator of the PC to be able to apply these changes. To fix this issue, you can use one of the methods below. By design, Visio Viewer is not listed on the Start Menu in the Programs list the viewer is launched by Internet Explorer.