Description of the Microsoft Office Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 18, 2004

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.

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.

Service pack information

This problem was first corrected in Project 2003 Service Pack 3. To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Project 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Note This hotfix corrects only the problem that is described in this article so that it no longer occurs. If the symptoms described earlier continue to occur after you apply the hotfix, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support

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:

Restart information

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

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:

Registry information

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

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.

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.
For additional information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.

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: