Microsoft KB Archive/324837

= &quot;Cannot be overwritten&quot; error message when you open a file in Microsoft Office Project 2003 or in Microsoft Project 2002 =

PSS ID Number: 324837

Article Last Modified on 3/24/2005

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003
 * Microsoft Project Professional 2002

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This article was previously published under Q324837



SYMPTOMS
When you open a file in Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 or in Microsoft Project Professional 2002, you may receive an error message that is similar to one of the following:

There is a view name & Gannt Chart in this project which cannot be overwritten.

Press OK to remove it or press Cancel to cancel opening the project.

There is a table name & Entry in this project which cannot be overwritten.

Press OK to remove it or press Cancel to cancel opening the project.



CAUSE
This issue may occur if the file was created with a pre-release version of Microsoft Office Project 2003 or Microsoft Project 2002 or if the file was created from a non-enterprise project plan.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Microsoft Project Professional, and then sign in with your Project Manager account.
 * 2) On the File menu, click Open, select the file, and then click Open.
 * 3) When you receive the error message, rename the view or table, and then click OK.
 * 4) On the View menu, click Network Diagram.
 * 5) On the View menu, click More Views, and then click Organizer.
 * 6) Click the Tables tab, click the renamed table, click Delete, and then click Yes. If there are multiple renamed tables from step 3, repeat this step until they are all deleted.
 * 7) Click the Views tab, click the renamed view, click Delete, and then click Yes. If there are multiple renamed views from step 3, repeat this step until they are all deleted.
 * 8) Close the Organizer dialog box.
 * 9) On the File menu, click Save.

Additional query words: PRJ2002

Keywords: kbtshoot kberrmsg kbprb KB324837

Technology: kbProject2002 kbProject2002Pro kbProject2002Search kbProject2003Pro kbProject2003Search kbProjectSearch

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