Microsoft KB Archive/938797

= Issues that are fixed in Project 2003 by Project 2003 Service Pack 3 =

Article ID: 938797

Article Last Modified on 9/18/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Project 2003 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003
 * Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003

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SUMMARY
Microsoft has released a service pack for Microsoft Office Project 2003 that contains fixes for Project 2003.



INTRODUCTION
Microsoft Office Project 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) provides the latest updates to Project 2003. Project 2003 SP3 contains security improvements, stability improvements, and performance improvements. Some fixes that are included with Project 2003 SP3 were previously released in Project 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or in separate updates.

For more information about Project 2003 SP3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

923622 Description of Project 2003 Service Pack 3



Fixes in the service pack that require that you configure a registry key
When it is appropriate, Microsoft provides fixes that use registry keys. You can use these registry keys to enable, to disable, or to configure the functionality of a fix. By default, some fixes may be disabled. You may have to configure a registry key to enable a fix.

The following articles contain information about the fixes that require that you configure a registry key:

899341 Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: February 28, 2006

List of issues that the service pack fixes
Project 2003 SP3 fixes the Project 2003 issues that are described in the following hotfix packages:

899341 Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: February 28, 2006

907415 Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: February 28, 2006

913376 Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: March 22, 2006

918856 Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: May 30, 2006

919035 Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package for the Finnish version of Project 2003: June 19, 2006

921107 Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: June 16, 2006

923186 Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: July 31, 2006

923727 Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: August 7, 2006

926327 Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: October 19, 2006

927340 Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: November 14, 2006

932625 Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: March 13, 2007

Issues that were not previously documented in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
This service pack fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
 * Project 2003 closes unexpectedly when you open a master project

When you open a master project in which sub projects have been expanded, Project 2003 closes unexpectedly.


 * You receive an &quot;Invalid parameters&quot; error message when you try to sort or filter a project list

When you try to sort or filter items in a project list on the Korean version of Windows Vista, you receive an &quot;Invalid parameters&quot; error message.


 * The French version of Project 2003 closes unexpectedly when you try to connect to a project server

When you try to connect to a Project server, Project 2003 closes unexpectedly. This occurs when the following conditions are true:
 * You are running the French version of Project 2003.
 * You have the French Multilingual User Interface (MUI) installed.
 * Project 2003 stops responding when you open a project if the summary resource assignments are loaded

When you try to open a project in Project Professional 2003, Project stop responding. This problem occurs if the Load summary resource assignments check box is selected in the Project Server Accounts dialog box when you start Project.

Error signature details
When you use the Project 2003 program, you receive an error message that resembles the following error message:

Microsoft Office Project has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. To see what data this error report contains, click here.

When you view the data in the error report, the report contains an error signature that resembles one of the following error signatures.

Additionally, other program versions, module versions, and offsets are possible.

Additional query words: project2003 project2k3 project11 prj2003 prj2k3 prj11

Keywords: kbtshoot kbbug kbfix kbupdate kbpubtypekc kbmsccsearch kbexpertisebeginner kbproject2003sp3fix KB938797

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