Microsoft KB Archive/938805

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How to disable the Help task pane that opens when you open a Project 2007 file in Project 2003 after you install Project 2003 Service Pack 3

Article ID: 938805

Article Last Modified on 9/18/2007

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Office Project 2003 Service Pack 3
• Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003
• Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

INTRODUCTION

This article describes how to disable the Help task pane that opens when you open a Microsoft Office Project 2007 file in Microsoft Office Project 2003. The Help task pane describes the behavior of Project 2007 files in Project 2003. The Help task pane only appears after you install Microsoft Office Project 2003 Service Pack 3.

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Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To disable the Help task pane when you open a Project 2007 file in Project 2003, follow these steps:

1. Exit Project 2003.
2. Start Registry Editor.
   • In Windows Vista, click Start , type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
     
     If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
   • In Microsoft Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
3. Locate, and then click to select the following registry subkey:

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\MS Project

4. After you select the subkey that is specified in step 3, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD Value.
5. Type DontShowHelpAtSave, and then press ENTER.
6. Right-click DontShowHelpAtSave, and then click Modify.
7. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
8. On the File menu, click Exit to exit Registry Editor.

For more information about how to obtain the latest Project 2003 service pack, 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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