Article ID: 98026
Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.1a
- Microsoft Project 1.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 3.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 3.0a
- Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q98026
SUMMARY
The following is a version history of Microsoft Project for Windows, beginning with the most recent version of Microsoft Project.
For a list of the changes in limits between versions, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
feature and capacities
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Version Date
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Microsoft Project 98 10/30/97
System Requirements:
- 12 MB memory under Windows 95
- 16 MB memory under Windows NT
- Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows NT version 3.51 or later
- 486 or higher processor
- VGA or higher resolution video adapter
- 20-40 MB of available hard-disk space
Changes:
-Project scheduling and tracking
Custom time period tracking
Task Usage and Resource Usage views
Task splitting
Effort-driven scheduling
Enhanced earned value analysis
Multiple critical paths
Status date
Multiple baselines
New fields
Changed fields
Progress lines
Honoring constraint dates
Task types
-Resource and cost management
Improved resource leveling
Resource work contours
Variable pay rates
Resource start and finish dates
User-entered actual costs
-Multiple project management
Outline consolidated projects
Increased consolidation limits
Drilling down within multiple projects
Cross-project linking
Resource pooling
-Analysis tools and methods
Microsoft Excel PivotTables
Microsoft Excel charts
AutoFilters
PERT analysis
PERT analysis views
Rollup views
-Presentation features
Web publishing
Sharing information across Office programs
Pictures in headers, footers, legends, and notes
Improved printing
-Workgroup and intranet support
Workgroup features
Out-of-the-box web solution
Microsoft Outlook reminders
-Desktop features
Microsoft Office compatibility
Easy data entry
View Bar
Indicators
Microsoft Office web extensions
Work with other task management tools
Microsoft Outlook Journal support
IntelliMouse
-Database compatibility features
New database format
SQL/Oracle support
Import/export maps
Custom fields
-Development tools
Customizable user interface elements
Enhanced development support
Events
Visual Basic Editor
-User assistance
Office Assistant and rich help
Quick Preview
Getting Started tutorial
Microsoft Project 101: Fundamentals
Visual Map
Online Microsoft Project 98 User's Guide
Technical resources
Version Date
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4.1 7/20/95
System Requirements: - 6 MB memory under Windows 95
12 MB memory under Windows NT
- Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows NT version 3.51 or later
- 386DX or higher processor
- VGA or higher resolution video adapter
Changes: - Runs only on 32-bit Operating Systems mentioned
above
- Answer Wizard
- AutoCorrect
- Long File Name support
- Save to Database supports ODBC
- Ability to customize Workgroup messages to
include the fields you want
- Posting ability to Microsoft Exchange Folders
- New File Open dialog used by Office 95
- Improved speed
- Opening non native MPP files is faster
Version Date
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4.0 4/15/94
System Requirements - 4 MB memory Required
8 MB memory Recommended
- Windows version 3.1 or later
Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 or later
Windows NT version 3.1 or later
- MS-DOS version 3.3 or later
- VGA or higher resolution
- 1.2 MB 5.25-inch or 1.44 MB 3.5-inch
high-density drive
Changes: - Relationship lines on Gantt Chart
- Calendar View
- Visual Basic for Applications macro language
- Workgroup features utilizing electronic mail
- Crosstab reports
- Multiple project consolidation with up to 80 files
- Common Microsoft Office menu structure
- Drawing objects and OLE object inserted directly
on Gantt Chart view
- Easily create Recurring tasks
- Individual cell and bar formatting
- Ability to save information to an Access 2.0
database
- Multiple Toolbars
- Customizable Menu bar
Version Date
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3.0a 1/1/93
System Requirements: - 2 MB memory
- Hard disk
- MS-DOS version 3.0 or higher
- Microsoft Windows 3.0 or later
- 1.2 MB 5.25-inch or 1.44 MB 3.5-inch
high-density drive
Changes: Maintenance Release
- Gantt chart Rollup causing unrecoverable
application error (UAE) or general protection
(GP) Fault
- Resource Sharing causing UAE or GP Fault when
saving files
- Week numbering starts with wrong week
- Paste Linking to % Complete from outside
Microsoft Project failed
- International settings incorrect after Setup
Version Date
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3.0 2/28/92
System Requirements: - 1. 2 MB of memory
- Hard disk
- MS-DOS version 3.0 or later
- Microsoft Windows 3.0 or later - 1.2 MB
5.25-inch or 1.44 MB 3.5-inch high-density drive
Changes: New version
- Macro Language (Command equivalents)
- Customizable toolbar to run Macros
- Print preview
- Improved leveling algorithm
- Dynamic data exchange (DDE) capability
- Supports OLE 1.0
Version Date
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1.0 12/4/90 - 1 MB memory
- Hard disk
- MS-DOS version 3.0 or higher
- Microsoft Windows 2.0 or later
- 1.2 MB 5.25-inch or 720 K 3.5-inch drive
Changes: - Requires Windows 2.0 or later to install and run
(Run-Time Windows removed)
Version Date
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1.0 4/30/90 - 1 MB memory
- Hard disk
- MS-DOS version 3.0 or higher
- Microsoft Windows 2.0 or later
- 1.2 MB 5.25-inch or 720K 3.5-inch drive
Changes: (None, first release of Microsoft Project.)
- Comes with a Run-Time version of Microsoft
Windows 2.1 (Windows 286)
Additional query words: 3.00a PRJ PRJ98
Keywords: kbfaq kbinfo KB98026
