Microsoft KB Archive/887621

= Description of Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2a =

Article ID: 887621

Article Last Modified on 3/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Project Server 2003

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Technical update: December 13, 2005

Microsoft replaced Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) with Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2a (SP2a). If you installed Project Server 2003 SP2, you may experience the issue that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

909947 The enterprise outline code lookup tables are incorrect after you install Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2

If you are not sure which service pack you have installed, see the &quot;How to determine whether the service pack is installed&quot; section.



SUMMARY
''Microsoft has released a service pack for Microsoft Office Project Server 2003. This article contains information about how to obtain the service pack and about how to obtain a list of issues that are fixed by the service pack. Additionally, this article contains information about the issues that you may experience when you install the service pack and about how to determine whether the service pack is installed.''



INTRODUCTION
Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2a (SP2a) contains significant security enhancements, stability improvements, and performance improvements. Some of the fixes that are included with Project Server 2003 SP2a were previously released in separate updates. Project Server 2003 SP2a combines the previously released fixes into one update.



Downloadable list of issues that the service pack fixes
A Microsoft Excel workbook is available that contains a list of the Project Server 2003 post-Service Pack 1 issues that are fixed by Project Server 2003 SP2a.

Note The workbook is in the English language. The workbook will not be translated into any other languages.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the Office2003System_SP2Changes.exe package now.

Release Date: September 27, 2005

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

List of issues that the service pack fixes
Project Server 2003 SP2a fixes the issues that are described in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

906429 Issues that are fixed in Project Server 2003 by Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2a

Earlier released updates that the service pack includes
Project Server 2003 SP2a includes the following earlier released update:

837241 Description of Project Server 2003 Service Pack 1

Additional improvements that the service pack includes
You can improve the performance of a case-insensitive collation server that is running Project Server 2003.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

906687 How to improve the performance of a case-insensitive collation server that is running both SQL Server and Project Server 2003

Known issues after the installation of the service pack
 After you install a Microsoft Office service pack, you are unexpectedly prompted to restart the computer.

For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

905726 You are unexpectedly prompted to restart the computer after you install an Office service pack or an Office update

 If you have made changes to a non-versioned Microsoft Project Server file, such as an ASP page, Project Server 2003 SP2a will not update the file.

For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

906357 Some files are not updated when you install Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2a

 You may receive an error message when you try to do the following things in Project Server 2003:  Publish a Microsoft Project plan Manage users and groups Publish an assignment</li> Save security changes</li></ul>

For more information about the error messages and about how to resolve them, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

903093 You receive error messages when you publish a plan or an assignment when you work with Project Server 2002 or with Project Server 2003

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How to obtain and install Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2a
Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2a, together with installation instructions and deployment strategies, is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. To download this service pack from the Microsoft Download Center, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=413D99FD-2965-4FAF-BD48-3CBCC5031E46

Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2 for Multilingual User Interface Pack
For complete Project Server 2003 functionality, install Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2 for Multilingual User Interface Pack if you use the Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Multilingual User Interface Pack. To download Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2 for Multilingual User Interface Pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=975B0436-E990-4CA3-8DD9-B47F26DDBA6E

Removal information
There is no option to remove this download by using the Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. To remove Project Server 2003 SP2a from the computer, you must remove Project Server 2003 and then reinstall Project Server 2003 from the original Project Server 2003 CD-ROM.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

873125 You cannot remove service packs for Office 2003 products

How to determine whether the service pack is installed
The service pack contains files that have the versions that are listed in the following table.

Notes
 * The version number of the pds.dll file that is included with Project Server SP2 is 11.2005.0.3801. The version number of the pds.dll file that is included with Project Server SP2a is 11.2005.0.4110.
 * The version number of the pjsvradc.dll file that is included with Project Server SP2 is 11.2005.0.3801. The version number of the pjsvradc.dll file that is included with Project Server SP2a is 11.2005.0.4110.

For more information about how to determine the version of Project Server 2003 that is installed on your computer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

821549 How to check the version of Office 2003 products

Information for administrators about .msp files
The administrative service pack consists of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer file (.msp file) that is packaged in a self-extracting executable file.

The following .msp file is distributed in this service pack:

Projectsvrsp2.msp

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