PRJ: Updated Project Converter for ABT Project Workbench 4.x

This article discusses how to download and install an update for the Microsoft Project Converter, which converts files in the ABT Project Workbench 4.x for Windows format to the Microsoft Project MPX file format.

This update includes a new version of the file Pwwin.exe, which replaces the original version of Pwwin.exe that is included with the original Microsoft Project Converter.

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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
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Installing the Update

To install the Microsoft Project Converter Update, follow these steps:

1. Install the Microsoft Project Converter as described in the following Knowledge Base article:
   130206  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130206/EN-US/ ) PRJ: The Microsoft Project Converter for Project 4.0 and 4.1
2. Download the PWBConv.exe file described earlier in this article.
3. Double-click the PWBConv.exe file to extract the Pwwin.exe file.
4. Replace the Pwwin.exe file installed with the Microsoft Project Converter with the new version you extracted in the previous step.

When you run the converter and it prompts you to select the type of file to convert, select ABT Project Workbench version 1.x for Windows. This converts files in the ABT Project Workbench version 1.x, 3.x and 4.x for Windows formats to the Microsoft Project MPX format.

For instructions on using the Microsoft Project Converter, read the Readme.wri file that is installed in the same directory as the Converter program when you run Setup. Readme.wri contains general instructions on converting files to Microsoft Project files and detailed information about how the project data is translated.

For more information about the MPX 4.0 file format, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: