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Note
Office 365 ProPlus is being renamed to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. For more information about this change, read this blog post.
Symptoms
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Consider the following scenario:
- You are running Internet Explorer.
- You have Visio Viewer installed on the computer.
- You try to open Microsoft Office Visio files in Visio Web Access.
In this scenario, when you click Open in Visio, you receive the following error message:
Microsoft Visio Viewer 2020
Cause
This issue occurs because Visio Web Access invokes the client application by using the ms-visio:ofv|u|documenturl protocol, but Visio Viewer doesn't support or process this protocol.
Office Visio Viewer 2007
Resolution
To resolve this issue, install Microsoft Office Visio.
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the 'Applies to' section.