Description of the Microsoft Office Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 Hotfix Package: September 18, 2004 (885833)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003

SUMMARY

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

  • The issues that the hotfix package fixes
  • 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 one or more of the hotfixes in the package
  • The files that the hotfix package contains

Article contents

INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Microsoft Project 2003 issues that are fixed in the Microsoft Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated September 18, 2004.

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Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issues. These issues were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • When you configure Microsoft Project to show overtime work, actual overtime work is not subtracted from actual work in Microsoft Project Web Access when you republish assignments.
  • When you set the regional options standards and formats to Spanish (Peru), you receive an error message that is similar to the following when you start Microsoft Project:

    There is a problem with the currency value. A slash (/) cannot be used as part of the currency symbol.

    You may also receive this error message when you click Options on the Tools menu.
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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 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 phone 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 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Microsoft Project 2003 SP1 installed. For additional information about Microsoft Project 2003 Service Pack 1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

837240 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 replaced by a later hotfix.

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

886661 Description of the Microsoft Office Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 24, 2004



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Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to enable any hotfixes that this package contains.

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Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required 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   Version            Size    File name
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18-Sep-2004  07:11  11.0.2004.6917  4,483,816  Project2003-kb885833-fullfile.exe  
18-Sep-2004  07:09                  4,998,656  Project2003-kb885833-fullfile.msp
After the hotfix is installed, 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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18-Sep-2004  06:59  11.2004.0.726     719,720  Anlyzts.dll      
18-Sep-2004  07:01  11.0.6300.0        61,120  Blnmgr.dll       
18-Sep-2004  07:02  11.1.2004.1813    924,536  Pj11od11.dll     
18-Sep-2004  07:03  11.1.2004.1813    265,472  Pj11tm11.dll     
18-Sep-2004  07:05  11.1.2004.1917 11,307,864  Winproj.exe

For additional information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.
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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 kbHotfixRollup kbfix kbProject2003PreSP2fix KB885833 kbAudITPRO
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