Microsoft KB Archive/160636

= PRJ: Project May Fail to Start but Appears in Task List =

Article ID: 160636

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 * Microsoft Project 4.1a

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This article was previously published under Q160636



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to start Microsoft Project, disk activity occurs, but Microsoft Project fails to appear.



CAUSE
In some cases, when you quit Microsoft Project, the window is closed, but the program remains loaded in memory. When you attempt to restart Microsoft Project, this new instance partially loads but then waits for the first instance to quit.



RESOLUTION
Run the Microsoft Windows NT Task Manager and end the Microsoft Project process. Then, restart Microsoft Project.

To run the Task Manager and close Microsoft Project, follow these steps:


 * 1) Press CTRL+ALT+DEL.
 * 2) Click Task Manager.
 * 3) Click the Applications tab.
 * 4) In the task list, click to select Microsoft Project.
 * 5) Click the End Task button



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Project listed above.

Additional query words: 4.10a

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB160636

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