Microsoft KB Archive/883954

= Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: August 30, 2004 =

Article ID: 883954

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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SUMMARY
''Microsoft has released the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix package for Microsoft Office Project 2003. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:''


 * Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
 * Prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
 * Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package
 * Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
 * Whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
 * The files that the hotfix package contains



Article contents

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



INTRODUCTION
This article describes the Microsoft Office Project 2003 issues that are fixed in the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix package that is dated August 30, 2004.

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

884058 A negative work value is unexpectedly displayed for a task when you assign a resource to a task in Project 2003



The following issue is also fixed in this hotfix package but was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:  You receive a &quot;The Office Assistant could not be started&quot; error message

When you click Show the Office Assistant on the Help menu in Microsoft Project 2000 or when you restart Microsoft Project 2000 after you click Show the Office Assistant on the Help menu, you receive the following error message:

The Office Assistant could not be started. Please repair the Assistant by running Office 2000 setup and selecting &quot;Repair Office 2000&quot;

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true in the order that they are presented:  You are running Project 2003 and Microsoft Project 2000 at the same time. The Office Assistant is turned on in Project 2003. </li></ul>

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Service pack information
This problem was first corrected in Project 2003 Service Pack 3. To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Project 2003. For more 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

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
 This hotfix is a Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Microsoft Project 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed.

For additional information about Project 2003 Service Pack 1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

837241 Description of Project 2003 Service Pack 1

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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 do not have to create or modify any registry keys to activate any hotfixes that are contained in this package.

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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 file attributes) 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. <pre class="fixed_text">Date        Time   Size       File name

30-Aug-2004 19:55  5,002,752  Project2003-kb883954-fullfile.msp After you install the hotfix, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table: <pre class="fixed_text">Date        Time   Version            Size    File name --- 30-Aug-2004 19:47  11.2004.0.726     719,720  Anlyzts.dll 30-Aug-2004 19:48  11.0.6300.0        61,120  Blnmgr.dll 30-Aug-2004 19:49  11.1.2004.1813    924,536  Pj11od11.dll 30-Aug-2004 19:50  11.1.2004.1813    265,472  Pj11tm11.dll 30-Aug-2004 19:51  11.1.2004.1830 11,307,864  Winproj.exe Note For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package. back to the top

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