Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: March 29, 2005 (891648)


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 hotfix package for Microsoft Office Project 2003. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

  • The issues that the hotfix package fixes
  • The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
  • Information about whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package
  • Information about whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
  • Information about whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
  • Files that the hotfix package contains

Article contents

INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Microsoft Office Project 2003 issue that is fixed in the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated March 29, 2005.

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Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • When you sync your project plan to protected actuals in Project 2003, the % Complete field is reset back to a 0% value.

    Note To locate protected actuals, click the Tools menu, and then point to Tracking. Then, click Sync to Protected Actuals.
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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 Project 2003 service pack 1 (SP1) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Microsoft Project 2003 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:

837240 Description of Project 2003 Service Pack 1


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Restart information

You do not have to restart the 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 enable the hotfix 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.

Download information.

   Date         Time   Version         Size       File name
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29-Mar-2005  19:02  11.0.2005.7529  6,330,096  Project2003-kb891648-fullfile.exe


Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information.

 Date         Time   Size       File name
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29-Mar-2005  19:00  6,862,848  Project2003-kb891648-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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29-Mar-2005  18:55  11.1.2005.1328  11,316,576  Winproj.exe
29-Mar-2005  18:48  11.2004.0.726      719,720  Anlyzts.dll      
29-Mar-2005  18:49  11.0.6300.0         61,120  Blnmgr.dll       
29-Mar-2005  18:50  11.1.2005.1127     924,544  Pj11od11.dll     
29-Mar-2005  18:52  11.1.2004.2216     265,472  Pj11tm11.dll     
29-Mar-2005  18:53  11.1.2005.1328   4,234,504  Pjoledb.dll      
29-Mar-2005  18:54  11.1.2004.2216     641,912  Serconv.dll


For additional information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.back to the top

REFERENCES

For more information, 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 kbfield kbBug kbHotfixRollup kbfix kbProject2003PreSP2fix KB891648 kbAudEndUser kbAudITPRO
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