Microsoft KB Archive/885833

= Description of the Microsoft Office Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 18, 2004 =

Article ID: 885833

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003

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


 * The issues that the hotfix package fixes
 * The 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 the hotfix package fixes
 * MORE INFORMATION
 * Hotfix information
 * Prerequisites
 * Restart information
 * Hotfix replacement information
 * Registry information
 * Hotfix file information
 * REFERENCES



INTRODUCTION
This article describes the Microsoft Project 2003 issues that are fixed in the Microsoft Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated September 18, 2004.

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Issues that the hotfix package fixes
This hotfix package fixes the following issues. These issues were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:  When you configure Microsoft Project to show overtime work, actual overtime work is not subtracted from actual work in Microsoft Project Web Access when you republish assignments. When you set the regional options standards and formats to Spanish (Peru), you receive an error message that is similar to the following when you start Microsoft Project:

There is a problem with the currency value. A slash (/) cannot be used as part of the currency symbol.

You may also receive this error message when you click Options on the Tools menu.



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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 post-Microsoft Project 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Microsoft Project 2003 SP1 installed. For additional information about Microsoft Project 2003 Service Pack 1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

837240 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 replaced by a later hotfix.

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

886661 Description of the Microsoft Office Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 24, 2004

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Registry information
You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to enable any hotfixes that this package contains.

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Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that are required 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.

Date        Time   Version            Size    File name -- 18-Sep-2004 07:11  11.0.2004.6917  4,483,816  Project2003-kb885833-fullfile.exe 18-Sep-2004 07:09                  4,998,656  Project2003-kb885833-fullfile.msp After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. Date        Time   Version            Size    File name -- 18-Sep-2004 06:59  11.2004.0.726     719,720  Anlyzts.dll 18-Sep-2004 07:01  11.0.6300.0        61,120  Blnmgr.dll 18-Sep-2004 07:02  11.1.2004.1813    924,536  Pj11od11.dll 18-Sep-2004 07:03  11.1.2004.1813    265,472  Pj11tm11.dll 18-Sep-2004 07:05  11.1.2004.1917 11,307,864  Winproj.exe

For additional information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.

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