Description of the Microsoft Project 2002 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: August 26, 2004 (883923)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project Professional 2002
  • Microsoft Project Standard 2002

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Project 2002 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package for Microsoft Project 2002. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

  • The issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
  • The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
  • Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package
  • Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
  • Whether you must make any registry changes to use any one of the hotfixes in the package
  • The files that the hotfix package contains

Article contents

INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Microsoft Project 2002 issues that are fixed in the Microsoft Project 2002 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated August 26, 2004.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package:

  • 883524 Microsoft Project 2002 sets the duration of a task to zero when you assign a resource that has no availability to a task

The following issues are also fixed in this hotfix package but were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • The date for the successor task is early
    The date for the successor task is earlier than the date that should be scheduled based on the relationship between the predecessor and the successor. When the predecessor task percent complete is set to 0 percent and the successor task percent complete is set to 100 percent, the start date for the predecessor task is not correct.
  • "The Office Assistant could not be started" error message
    When you run Microsoft Project 2002 and Microsoft Office 2003 programs at the same time, you receive the following error message:
    The Office Assistant could not be started. Please repair the Assistant by running Project 2002 setup and selecting Repair Project 2002.
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MORE INFORMATION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Project 2002 service pack that contains this hotfix.

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

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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.

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Prerequisites

  • This hotfix is a post-Microsoft Project 2002 Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Microsoft Project 2002 SP1 installed.

    For additional information about Microsoft Project 2002 SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    830241 Description of Microsoft Project 2002 Service Pack 1



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Restart information

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

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Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is replaced by a later hotfix.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

887802 Description of the Microsoft Project 2002 Post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: October 20, 2004



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Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to activate any hotfixes that are contained in this package.

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Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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
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   26-Aug-2004  20:39  4,519,424  Project2002-kb883923-fullfile.msp
After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table: 
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   23-Jun-2004  19:17  10.2002.0.409     719,592  Anlyzts.dll      
   26-Apr-2004  19:27  10.0.6712.0        80,576  Blnmgr.dll       
   22-Apr-2004  16:37  10.0.2104.1422    899,920  Pj10od10.dll     
   22-Apr-2004  15:47  10.0.2104.1422    265,456  Pj10tm10.dll     
   26-Aug-2004  20:20  10.0.2104.1826  8,871,232  Winproj.exe
Note For more information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.back to the top

REFERENCES

For additional information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbfix kbHotfixRollup kbBug kbProject2002presp2fix KB883923 kbAudDeveloper kbAudEndUser
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