Microsoft KB Archive/897770

= When you try to start Microsoft Office Project 2003 or Microsoft Project 2002, you receive a &quot;Microsoft Project could not open Global.mpt&quot; error message =

Article ID: 897770

Article Last Modified on 4/21/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003
 * Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003
 * Microsoft Project 2002 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Project 2002 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to start Microsoft Office Project 2003 or Microsoft Project 2002, the program does not start. Additionally, you receive the following error message:

Microsoft Project could not open Global.mpt. The file Global.mpt is either corrupted or missing. Please contact your system administrator to restore Global.mpt.



CAUSE
This issue may occur if an incompatible or an outdated version of Norton AntiVirus is installed on the computer.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, update the version of Norton AntiVirus that is installed on the computer. For more information about how to update Norton AntiVirus, visit the following Symantec Web site:

http://www.symantec.com/downloads/

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For more information about how to use Office programs with the Norton AntiVirus Office plug-in, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

329820 How to use Office programs together with the Norton AntiVirus Office plug-in

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Additional query words: project2003 project2002 prj2003 prj2002 prj2k3 prj2k2

Keywords: kberrmsg kbtshoot kbprb KB897770

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