Microsoft KB Archive/839631

= Microsoft Office Project 2003 hotfix package: April 1, 2004 =

Article ID: 839631

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003
 * Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003

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Article contents

 * SUMMARY
 * Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
 * MORE INFORMATION
 * Service pack information
 * Hotfix information
 * Prerequisites
 * Restart information
 * Hotfix replacement information
 * Registry information
 * Hotfix file information
 * REFERENCES



SUMMARY
This article describes the Microsoft Office Project 2003 issues that are fixed in the Microsoft Office Project 2003 hotfix package that is dated April 1, 2004.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
The following issues are fixed in this hotfix package:  

839632 Finish date of project plan may change in Project 2003

 

839636 Assignment delays change the Finish date of a project plan in Project 2003



The following issue is also fixed in this hotfix package, but was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:   When a Project plan contains custom fields that have formulas and groupings, Project 2003 may quit unexpectedly (crash) and you receive the following error message when you try to reopen the Project plan or when you try to insert a custom field in a view:

Microsoft Project has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Please tell Microsoft about this problem.

We have created an error report that you can send to help us improve Project. We will treat this report as confidential and anonymous.

To see what data this error report contains, click here.

If you view the details of the error report, you receive an error signature that is similar to the following: Application Name Application Version  Module Name  Module Version  Offset

Winproj.exe      11.0.2003.1216       Winproj.exe  11.0.2003.1216  0001c7ab 

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Service pack information
This problem was first corrected in Project 2003 Service Pack 1.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Project 2003. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

873459 How to obtain the latest service pack for Project 2003

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Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.

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Restart information
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

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Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

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Registry information
You must create or modify a registry key to use one of the hotfixes that this package contains.

For additional information about the registry key, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

839632 Finish date of project plan may change in Project 2003

839636 Assignment delays change the Finish date of a project plan in Project 2003

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Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Download information:    Date        Time   Version  Size       File name 01-Apr-2004 21:50  1.0.0.0  5,910,760  Project2003-kb839631-fullfile.exe Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information: <pre class="fixed_text">   Date        Time   Size       File name ---  01-Apr-2004  21:48  6,425,088  Project2003-kb839631-fullfile.msp After you install the hotfix, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table: <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version         Size        File name 01-Apr-2004 21:40  11.0.2004.122      924,536  Pj11od11.dll 01-Apr-2004 21:41  11.0.2004.315      265,472  Pj11tm11.dll 01-Apr-2004 21:42  11.0.2003.1222   4,226,304  Pjoledb.dll 01-Apr-2004 21:43  11.0.2004.401   11,304,280  Winproj.exe Note For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

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