When you try to view a web page that was created with Visio 2003, you get the following error message:

“Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site file://file_path/vml_1.htm Operation aborted.”

In Internet Explorer 7 (IE7)

To work around this issue, use an output format other than VML when you save to HTML from Visio 2003. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu, click Save as Web Page.

2. Type the file name and the output location.

3. Click Publish.

4. Click the Advanced tab. Select a format other than VML (Vector Markup Language) in the Output formats list. Click OK.