Description of the Microsoft Office Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: November 19, 2004

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INTRODUCTION
- Issues that the hotfix package fixes
MORE INFORMATION
REFERENCES

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package for Microsoft Project. 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 Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated November 19, 2004.

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Issues that the hotfix package fixes

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

When you create baseline totals for multiple non-adjacent tasks in a Project 2003 project, the Baseline and the Baseline 1 fields do not display the correct totals in the Project Summary Tasks totals.
If a local resource or local material resource is listed two times in project plan, a duplicate of the resource is created when you save the project. Every time that you save the project again, the number of copies of the local resource doubles.

The software update will prevent the problem in the future. However, the software update does not clean up the existing duplicate resources. To clean up the existing duplicate resources, follow these steps:
1. Open the project plan that contains the duplicate resources in Microsoft Project.
2. On the View menu, click Resource Sheet.
3. On the Insert menu, click Column.
4. In the Field name list, click Unique ID, and then click OK.
5. Locate and delete all the duplicate resources. This leaves only the resource that has the smallest unique ID.
6. On the File menu, click Save.
  
  Note The save operation may take a long time after the initial deletion.

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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 Project 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Microsoft Project 2003 SP1 installed.

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

891203 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891203/ ) Description of the Microsoft Office Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: January 13, 2005

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   Size       File name
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   19-Nov-2004  08:06  6,844,416  Project2003-kb890073-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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   19-Nov-2004  07:55  11.2004.0.726     719,720  Anlyzts.dll      
   19-Nov-2004  07:56  11.0.6300.0        61,120  Blnmgr.dll       
   19-Nov-2004  07:57  11.1.2004.2005    924,536  Pj11od11.dll     
   19-Nov-2004  07:58  11.1.2004.2027    265,472  Pj11tm11.dll     
   19-Nov-2004  07:59  11.1.2004.2005  4,230,400  Pjoledb.dll      
   19-Nov-2004  08:00  11.1.2004.2005    641,912  Serconv.dll      
   19-Nov-2004  08:01  11.1.2004.2118 11,308,376  Winproj.exe

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 more 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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