Microsoft KB Archive/285344

= PRJ2000: Localizedstrings.asp Jscript Error When You Log on to Microsoft Project Central =

Article ID: 285344

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 2000 Standard Edition, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q285344



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project Central, when you attempt to connect to the logon page or log on automatically to your home page, you receive the following error message:

Microsoft Jscript

Runtime error '800A01B6'

object doesn't support this property or method

\projectcentral\library\localizedstrings.asp, line 10



CAUSE
This problem may occur on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 if the Active Server Page engine was not updated properly when you installed a Windows NT Service Pack or Internet Information Services (IIS) 4.0 from the Windows NT Option Pack.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the appropriate method for your situation.

Method 1: Remove and Reinstall the Windows NT Option Pack
Use this workaround if Microsoft Project Central is the only site on your Web server. For additional information about how to remove and reinstall the Windows NT Option Pack, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

187870 How to Remove and Reinstall the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack

After you reinstall the Windows NT Option Pack, reapply your Service Pack. Microsoft Project 2000 and Microsoft Project Central specify a minimum system requirement of Service Pack 3 or later.

Method 2: Remove Active Server Pages and Rebuild the Default Web Site
 Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. In the list of programs, click Microsoft Active Server Pages.

NOTE: If Microsoft Active Server Pages does not appear in the list of programs, use Method 1 or Method 3 instead. Click Add/Remove. Follow the prompts on the screen to remove all components. Click OK to close the Add/Remove Programs dialog box, and then close the Control Panel.</li> To rebuild the default Web site, remove and reinstall the Windows NT Options Pack. For additional information about how to do this, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

187870 How to Remove and Reinstall the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack

</li> After you complete the reinstallation of the Windows NT Option Pack, click Start, point to Programs, point to Windows NT Option Pack, and then click Internet Service Manager.</li> Right-click Default Web Site, point to New and then click Virtual Directory.</li> In the Alias box, type MSADC, and then click Next.</li> In the Physical path box, browse to Program Files\Common Files\System\msadc, and then click OK.</li> Click Next.</li> Click to select the following check boxes

<ul> Allow Read Access</li> Allow Script Access</li> Allow Execute Access (including Script Access)</li></ul>

and then click Finish.</li> Repeat steps 9 through 13 to create a ProjectCentral virtual directory that uses &quot;ProjectCentral&quot; as the alias, and the \ProjectCentral directory as the physical path.</li></ol>

Method 3: Manually Edit the LocalizedStrings.asp
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Use this method if you are hosting other Web sites on your IIS 4.0 Server, and you cannot take the server offline.
 * 1) On the computer that is hosting Microsoft Project Central, start Microsoft Notepad.
 * 2) In Notepad, click Open on the File menu.
 * 3) In the Open dialog box, click All Files in the Files of type list.
 * 4) In the Look in list, locate and open the LocalizedStrings.asp file.

NOTE: The default location of this file is ProjectCentral\Library.
 * 1) On the Edit menu, click Find.
 * 2) In the Find what box, type Session.LCID . Click Find Next.
 * 3) Replace Session.LCID with This.LCID.
 * 4) Press F3 to find the next occurrence of Session.LCID, and then repeat step 7.
 * 5) On the Edit menu, click Find.
 * 6) In the Find what box, type Session.CodePage . Click Find Next.
 * 7) Replace Session.CodePage with This.CodePage.
 * 8) Press F3 to find the next occurrence of Session.CodePage, and then repeat step 11.
 * 9) On the File menu, click Save.
 * 10) Close Notepad.

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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