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Visio 2016, can’t open files and stencils from older versions

Dimitris Tonias by Dimitris Tonias
March 31, 2018 - Updated on April 21, 2024
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The other day I wanted to try Microsoft’s Active Directory Topology Diagrammer (ADTD) tool to have a visual representation of the Active Directory infrastructure on my homelab.

After installing both ADTD and Microsoft Visio 2016 on Windows 10, when the tool tried to create the diagrams, the following error occurred.

Visio 2016, can't open files and stencils from older versions

You are trying to open a file type (Visio 2000-2002 Binary Drawings), Templates and Stencils, which has been blocked by your File Block settings in the Trust Center.

My next step? Go to their respective settings and select Open checkboxes to be able to manage the launch of Stencils created from older versions of Visio.

Visio 2016, can't open files and stencils from older versions

Am, no. Running ADTD again returns the same message. In fact, taking a closer look at the gray options at the bottom, it appears that the Do not open selected file types setting is enabled without being able to change it.

In order to fix the problem, I needed to unselect the Open options in the File Block Settings section, at least for the first 2 settings, as shown in the figure below.

Visio 2016, can't open files and stencils from older versions

After that, everything seems to work properly, and the charts from ADTD can be created without any problem.

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Comments 12

  1. Brandon Joyce says:
    6 years ago

    This is exactly what I was looking for! I was trying to use Microsoft’s Active Directory Topology Diagrammer (ADTD) and I couldn’t get the drawing to open until I followed these steps!

    Reply
  2. Svein Vargan says:
    6 years ago

    Doesn’t do the trick for me. In 2010-version, I used Corel Designer for drawing the master shapes, and they were embedded as OLE objects. In Visio, I added connector points & other properties that are program specific. All worked well. Upgraded to Visio 2016, and masters are distorted when put on the page as shapes (icons on stencil are correct). They seem to render in a way that creates a sort of “vanishing point” in the upper left corner. It will thake me a week or two to remake all stencil items…

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  3. anson123 says:
    6 years ago

    Thanks for the help, it fixed my issue

    Reply
  4. Raja Raman says:
    6 years ago

    What a life saver man. I went to microsoft site. Stackoverflow. Everywhere same thing: you need to have them checked. Wasted almost an hour. Then I found this one. And BOOM it worked. You just earned some great karma πŸ™‚

    Reply
  5. Brian says:
    5 years ago

    I have the same problem, but enabling these options does not work. What are my options>

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  6. enzo says:
    5 years ago

    genius! thanks!!

    Reply
  7. Troy says:
    5 years ago

    Has anyone got these setting to work using group policy, if so how. If not is there a reg entry that can be changed to do the same?

    Reply
  8. James Barbosa says:
    5 years ago

    Thank you! The MS knowledge base article on the subject is terrible

    Reply
  9. Richard Norfolk says:
    4 years ago

    Very handy tip! The Trust Center File Block Settings panel needed to have the word “Block”, rather than “Open”, to make this clearer.

    Reply
  10. Mohan says:
    3 years ago

    I got stuck in opening the file and you saved my day..

    Thank you so much

    Reply
  11. Lumumba says:
    2 years ago

    Thank you it worked for me.

    Reply
  12. Π’Π°Π»Π΅Ρ€ΠΈΠΉ Π’Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ‡ Π‘ΠΎΡ‡ΠΊΠ°Ρ€Π΅Π² says:
    1 year ago

    Бпасибо. Π‘Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚Π°Π»ΠΎ Π² Visio Standart 2019

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