PRJ4: Cost Calculation Patch for the Power Macintosh (139783)

SUMMARY

The Cost Calculation Patch for the Power Macintosh is available from Microsoft Technical Support. This patch contains the Microsoft Project 4.0 cost calculation update for the Power Macintosh. This update corrects a problem you may experience when entering certain numbers in cost fields. When you use Microsoft Project 4.0 for the Power Macintosh, if a cost value is greater than $21,474,836.47 but less than $42,949,672.96, the cost is displayed as a negative number in the following fields:

Task views: Baseline Cost, Cost, and Fixed Cost
Resource views: Cost and Cost Per Use

The Cost Calculation Patch corrects this problem.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download Mp1264.hqx now

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Instructions to Install the Patch

Quit Microsoft Project if it is running.

Important: This utility will not work while virus detection software is running. You should disable all virus detection software before running the patch.
Double-click the Microsoft Project 4.0 Updater icon in the folder to which you downloaded this patch.

You will be asked to locate Microsoft Project on your hard disk drive.
Locate Microsoft Project and click Update.

When the patch is successfully installed, a dialog box will appear with the message "Microsoft Project was updated successfully."

Questions and Answers

Q. Which version of Microsoft Project 4.0 is affected by this problem?

A. This problem affects Microsoft Project 4.0 only when it is running on a Power Macintosh computer. If you are running Microsoft Project 4.0 on 68K Macintosh (a non-Power Macintosh), you do not need the update described in this article.
Q. What language versions of Microsoft Project 4.0 need this patch?

A. This patch updates both the English and French language versions. The patch will automatically detect which language version of Microsoft Project you are using.