Description of the Microsoft Office Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: October 29, 2004

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SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Microsoft 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
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

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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 October 29, 2004.

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Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

When you first save a new project plan in Microsoft Project 2003, resources from an existing project plan may be saved as part of the new project plan. This issue occurs if the existing project plan is open when you first save the new project plan.
When you update the Notify your manager of time you will not be available for work (Vacation) field in Microsoft Project Web Access (PWA) to zero (0) or backspace to remove the hours that were submitted earlier, and then the project manager accepts the changes that you submitted, the hours for the Work scheduled for task Vacation task are not updated.

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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:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

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 Project 2003 Service Pack 1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

837240 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837240/ ) Description of Project 2003 Service Pack 1

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

889089 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889089/ ) Description of the Microsoft Office Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: November 9, 2004

Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to activate 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.

Download information

   Date          Time    Version          Size        File name
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   29-Oct-2004   20:12   11.0.2004.7029   6,328,552   Project2003-kb887803-fullfile.exe

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information

   Date          Time    Size        File name
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   29-Oct-2004   20:11   6,860,800   Project2003-kb887803-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-Oct-2004   20:06   11.1.2004.2027   11,316,568   Winproj.exe
   29-Oct-2004   20:00   11.2004.0.726       719,720   Anlyzts.dll      
   29-Oct-2004   20:01   11.0.6300.0          61,120   Blnmgr.dll       
   29-Oct-2004   20:02   11.1.2004.2005      924,536   Pj11od11.dll     
   29-Oct-2004   20:03   11.1.2004.2027      265,472   Pj11tm11.dll     
   29-Oct-2004   20:04   11.1.2004.2005    4,230,400   Pjoledb.dll      
   29-Oct-2004   20:05   11.1.2004.2005      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.

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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 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/ ) Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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