Microsoft KB Archive/189901

= PRJ98: Can Not Open or Edit MS Project 4.x Embedded Object =

Article ID: 189901

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q189901



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to open a Microsoft Project 4.1 or 4.0 project object embedded in another program document, on a computer that has Microsoft Project 98 installed, you will receive an error message.

For example:

If you have a Microsoft Project 4.1 object embedded in a Microsoft Word 97 document and you try to edit or open it, you may receive the message:

Word cannot edit the Microsoft Project 4.1 Project.

If you have a Microsoft Project 4.1 object embedded in a Microsoft Excel 97 document and you try to edit or open it, you may receive the message:

Cannot start the source application for this object.



RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, install Microsoft Project 98 for Windows Service Release 1 (SR-1).



STATUS
This problem was corrected in Microsoft Project 98 for Windows, ServiceRelease 1 (SR-1).

For additional information about obtaining and installing SR-1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

185102 PRJ98: How to Obtain and Install MS Project 98 SR-1

Additional query words: 4.00 4.10 OLE, Object

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbinterop KB189901

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