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Microsoft Office Project 2003 hotfix package: April 21, 2004

Article ID: 840659

Article Last Modified on 4/7/2006

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003
Microsoft Office Project Server 2003

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SUMMARY
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SUMMARY

This article describes the Microsoft Office Project 2003 issues that are fixed in the Microsoft Office Project 2003 hotfix package that is dated April 21, 2004.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package.

840314 Task information randomly missing after making changes to Master Project File in Project Professional 2003

The following issue is also fixed in this hotfix package, but was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article.

When you create a new task in Project Web Access (PWA), and then you insert the task into your project plan, the task may be inserted at the wrong level. This problem may occur when the task levels are not expanded.

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MORE INFORMATION

Service pack information

This problem was first corrected in Project 2003 Service Pack 1.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Project 2003. For additional 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

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Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Office Project 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

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Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.

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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 use the hotfix that is 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) 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.

Download information:

   Date         Time   Size     File name
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   21-Apr-2004  19:40  1.0.0.0  5,911,784  Project2003-kb840659-fullfile.exe

Microsoft Windows Installer MSP file information:

   Date         Time   Size       File name
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   21-Apr-2004  19:37  6,425,600  Project2003-kb840659-fullfile.msp

After you install the hotfix, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.

   Date         Time   Version         Size        File name
   ------------------------------------------------------------
   21-Apr-2004  19:30  11.0.2004.421      924,536  Pj11od11.dll     
   21-Apr-2004  19:31  11.0.2004.421      265,472  Pj11tm11.dll     
   21-Apr-2004  19:32  11.0.2003.1222   4,226,304  Pjoledb.dll      
   21-Apr-2004  19:33  11.0.2004.401   11,304,280  Winproj.exe

Note For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

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REFERENCES

For additional information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates