Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: August 30, 2004 (883954)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003
  • Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix package for Microsoft Office Project 2003. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

  • Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
  • 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 one or more of the hotfixes in the package
  • The files that the hotfix package contains

Article contents

INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Microsoft Office Project 2003 issues that are fixed in the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix package that is dated August 30, 2004.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package:

  • 884058 A negative work value is unexpectedly displayed for a task when you assign a resource to a task in Project 2003

The following issue is also fixed in this hotfix package but was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • You receive a "The Office Assistant could not be started" error message

    When you click Show the Office Assistant on the Help menu in Microsoft Project 2000 or when you restart Microsoft Project 2000 after you click Show the Office Assistant on the Help menu, you receive the following error message:
    The Office Assistant could not be started. Please repair the Assistant by running Office 2000 setup and selecting "Repair Office 2000"
    This problem occurs if the following conditions are true in the order that they are presented:
    • You are running Project 2003 and Microsoft Project 2000 at the same time.
    • The Office Assistant is turned on in Project 2003.
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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 Office Project 2003 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 Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Microsoft Project 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed.

    For additional information about Project 2003 Service Pack 1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    837241 Description of Project 2003 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 not replaced by any later hotfix.

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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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30-Aug-2004  19:55  5,002,752  Project2003-kb883954-fullfile.msp
After you install the hotfix, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table:
Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
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30-Aug-2004  19:47  11.2004.0.726     719,720  Anlyzts.dll      
30-Aug-2004  19:48  11.0.6300.0        61,120  Blnmgr.dll       
30-Aug-2004  19:49  11.1.2004.1813    924,536  Pj11od11.dll     
30-Aug-2004  19:50  11.1.2004.1813    265,472  Pj11tm11.dll     
30-Aug-2004  19:51  11.1.2004.1830 11,307,864  Winproj.exe
Note For more information about how to install 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 kberrmsg kbnewfile kbProject2003PreSP2fix kbfix kbHotfixRollup kbBug KB883954 kbAudITPRO kbAudEndUser
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