PRJ2000: You Cannot Type a Lowercase "C" or "P" Character in the French Version of Microsoft Project (326462)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project 2000, Service Release 1 (SR-1)
  • Microsoft Project 2000

This article was previously published under Q326462

SYMPTOMS

When you type a lowercase "c" or a lowercase "p" character in the Notes box of a task or a Resource Information form in the French version of Microsoft Project 2000 or Microsoft Project 2000 SR-1, these lowercase characters may appear centered or in bulleted paragraph formatting.

NOTE: You may also experience this problem when you type a lowercase "c" or lowercase "p" in the Text box.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

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

The French version of this fix 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.
   Date         Time   Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------
   03-Jul-2002  20:52  7,239,168  MsProject.msp
				
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   -----------------------------------------------------------
   15-May-2002  23:29  9.0.2001.1109     294,966  Atlconv.dll      
   26-Oct-2000  14:34  9.0.0.4625      5,595,185  Mso9.dll         
   01-Apr-2002  21:50  10.0.2002.401      47,616  Odbcmon.dll      
   24-May-2002  05:30  9.0.2002.523      782,389  Pj9od9.dll       
   24-May-2002  06:51  9.0.2002.523    3,391,543  Pjbknd09.dll     
   03-Jul-2002  20:53  -                     161  Slm.ini
   03-Jul-2002  20:06  9.0.2002.703    6,164,534  Winproj.exe     

				

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, press ALT+C or ALT+P to insert the lowercase "c" and lowercase "p" characters. If a menu appears when you use these key combinations, press ESC three times, and then type the lowercase character.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/27/2006
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB326462