This installation option does not include Visio solutions or Visio Help (which includes the Automation Reference and ShapeSheet Reference).
If you want to minimize the installation file size of Visio on your computer, you can choose Minimal Install, which installs only the minimum required Visio components, including the Visio drawing application and the Visio Drawing Control. When you install Visio, you can choose various installation options, including the Minimal Install option. To install the Visio Drawing Control, install Visio. However, you cannot embed the Visio Drawing Control in another Visio drawing, another ActiveX control, a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) form in Visio, or a Visio solution window. Note You can embed the Visio Drawing Control in Visual Basic 6.0, Visual C++ 6.0, Visual Studio, and other ActiveX control containers. You can take advantage of the full Visio object model (API) and you can pick the aspects of the Visio user interface you want to expose to better integrate Visio seamlessly into the user interface of your application. Using this control, you can embed the full functionality of the Visio drawing surface into your applications. Visio includes an ActiveX control, the Visio Drawing Control.
