Description of Project 2003 Service Pack 2

Microsoft Office Project 2003 Service Pack 2 contains significant security enhancements, stability improvements, and performance improvements. Some of the fixes that are included with Project 2003 SP2 were previously released in separate updates. Project 2003 SP2 combines the previously released fixes into one update.

Service pack details

Downloadable list of issues that the service pack fixes

A Microsoft Excel workbook is available that contains a list of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 issues that are fixed by Project 2003 SP2.

Note The workbook is in the English language. The workbook will not be translated into any other languages.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Download the Office2003System_SP2Changes.exe package now. Release Date: September 27, 2005

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

List of issues that the service pack fixes

Project 2003 SP2 fixes the issues that are described in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Security bulletin that is associated with the service pack

Project 2003 SP2 addresses the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Security Bulletin:

Earlier released updates that the service pack includes

Project 2003 SP2 includes the previously released updates that are described in the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Known issues

Known issues after the installation of the service pack

After you install a Microsoft Office service pack, you are unexpectedly prompted to restart the computer. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Installation details

How to obtain and install Project 2003 Service Pack 2

Project 2003 Service Pack 2 is located at the Microsoft Download Center. To download this service pack and to view installation instructions and deployment strategies, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Project 2003 Service Pack 2 for Multilingual User Interface Pack

To ensure Project 2003 functionality, install Project 2003 Service Pack 2 for Multilingual User Interface Pack if you use the Microsoft Office Project 2003 Multilingual User Interface Pack. To download Project 2003 Service Pack 2 for Multilingual User Interface Pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Removal information

There is no option to remove this service pack when you use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel. To remove this service pack from the computer, remove Project 2003. Then, reinstall Project 2003 from the original Project 2003 CD-ROM. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to determine whether the service pack is installed

The service pack contains the file that has the version that is listed in the following table. You do not have to install this service pack if you have a later version of the file that is listed in the table.

For more information about how to determine the version of Project 2003 that is installed on your computer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Additionally, the following files are installed when you install Project 2003 SP2.

Information for administrators about .msp files

The administrative service pack consists of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer file (.msp file). The .msp file is packaged in a self-extracting executable file. The following .msp file is distributed in this service pack:

Features for reinstalling specific components for administrators

If you update your administrative installation point and then recache and reinstall Project 2003 on client computers, you can run a command line that includes the REINSTALL=[list of features] property. This property specifies whether you want to reinstall specific components of Project 2003 from the administrative image. For Project 2003 SP2, the value for [list of features] is as follows.For detailed procedures that explain how to update an administrative image and how to update client computers, see the "Updating clients from a patched administrative image" section in the "Distributing Office 2003 Product Updates" topic. To view the "Distributing Office 2003 Product Updates" topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site:The Office Admin Update Center for Office IT professionals contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Office. For more information about the Office Admin Update Center, visit the following Microsoft Web site: