You receive a "0x80004005" error message when you try to install Microsoft Project Central (323335)

SYMPTOMS

When you try to install Microsoft Project Central on a computer running Microsoft Project Server 2002, you may receive the following error message when you try to connect to the Microsoft Project Web Access site:

The page cannot be displayed.
Http 500.100 - Internal Server Error - ASP error Internet Information Services

Technical Information (for support personnel)
Error Type:(0x80004005) Unspecified error /ProjectServer/Library/LocalizedStrings.asp, line 247
Page: GET/ProjectServer/lgnps.asp

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if you try to install Microsoft Project Central on the same computer on which Microsoft Project Server is already installed. Microsoft Project Central and Microsoft Project Server cannot coexist on the same Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) computer. NOTE: You can install both your Microsoft Project Central and Microsoft Project Server databases to the same Microsoft SQL Server computer.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, remove Microsoft Project Central and Microsoft Project Server from the computer. After both programs have been removed, you can then reinstall Microsoft Project Server.

Install Microsoft Project Central on a different IIS server.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about Microsoft Project Server, run Setup.exe, and then click the Installation Guide or double-click the Pjsvr10.chm file, which is located in the Support folder of your Microsoft Project Server CD-ROM.