Project 2007 Solution Center

Troubleshooting - Project 2007

• "Error 1919. Error configuring ODBC data source" error messages when you run the Setup program for Office
  Describes an error message that you receive when you install an Office program.
• Microsoft Office Project may stop responding when you expand the subprojects in a master project
  Describes a problem that when you expand subprojects in a master project in Project, Project may crash.
• "Cannot save to Global.mpt" when exiting Microsoft Project
  When you exit Microsoft Project while the Global.mpt template is opened as read-only, you receive the following error message:
• No error opening file containing circular reference in Project
  When you reopen a file that contains a circular reference you receive no warning message.
• Can't open Global.mpt by double-clicking it
  When you double-click the Global.mpt file, you receive the following error message:
• Filtered information is not available for AutoFilter in Project
  When you use the AutoFilter while another filter is applied to the current project, only the filtered items will appear in the AutoFilter list in Microsoft Office Project. For example, if you apply the Summary Tasks filter to the current project, and...
• Percent Complete not correct for task with multiple resources
  When you assign actual hours of work to an assignment in Microsoft Project, the Percent Complete for the current time period is not updated correctly.
• Field alias names do not show correctly in Form Editor in Project
  In Microsoft Project, if you add an alias to a field, and then insert that field into a custom form, the original name rather than the alias will appear in the Form Editor. Although alias names will appear incorrectly for field names on custom forms,...
• Edits to summary task actual work reflected in subtasks in Project
  In Microsoft Project, when you edit Actual Work or % Work Complete on a Summary task, Work and Actual Work will be distributed not only to all the Subtasks that have resources assigned, but also to the Subtasks that do not have resources assigned.
• Running recorded FilePrint macro shows print options
  In Microsoft Project, when you use the Macro Recorder to record the action of clicking the Print button on the Standard toolbar, the following macro command is recorded: FilePrint Copies:=1 When you run the macro that contains this code, the Print...
• Project may not close when you exit Project if you use OLE links between Project and Excel
  In Microsoft Project, if you use OLE links between both Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel, Project may not close when you exit Project.
• Task link lost when task moved to new location
  In Microsoft Project, if you move or drag a linked task from one row to another row, the link between the tasks breaks. For example, if your project contains two tasks, T1 and T2, which are linked together with a Finish-To-Start relationship, and you...
• Tasks are not scheduled as expected in Microsoft Project
  This article describes why a task may not be scheduled as expected in Microsoft Project and offers suggestions for correcting the behavior.
• Summary task hides the previous column after linking in Project
  If you paste link a project summary task into another application, such as Microsoft Excel, and you clear the Project Summary Task option on the View tab (click Options on the Tools menu) the name of the task will appear incorrectly in the other...
• Incorrect Late Start and Late Finish dates when you move a task in Project
  In Microsoft Project, when you move a task to start after the project finish date, the Late Start and Late Finish dates for the task are calculated incorrectly if the project is scheduled from the project finish date.
• Dialog box interrupts macro using OrganizerMoveItem method in Project
  In Microsoft Project, when you use the OrganizerMoveItem method in a macro to copy an item in the Organizer dialog box to a project, a dialog box appears asking if you want to replace the existing item if an item with the same name exists in the...
• Cursor changes to magnifying square in Pert Chart View in Project
  Explains why the cursor changes to a magnifying square when you use the Pert Chart View in Project. Offers a workaround for the issue.
• New view in a project file replaces existing global view with same name in Project
  In Microsoft Project, if you create a new view in a project file with the same name as an existing global view, the new view is saved in the project file, and the project uses this view instead of the global view. You do not receive an error message...
• Task scheduled for nonworking time created as milestone
  In Microsoft Project, if you create a task by dragging on the Calendar or the Gantt Chart , and you start dragging on a nonworking day and stop dragging on a nonworking day, the task is created as a milestone.
• A recurring task is rescheduled in Project if the summary task has a predecessor
  In Microsoft Project, if a summary recurring task has a predecessor, and you change the Start date of the predecessor to a later date, the first occurrence of the recurring task is scheduled for a different day than the one originally scheduled. If the...
• Run-time error with WindowNewWindow macro if window hidden
  When you use the WindowNewWindow command in a macro, you receive the following run-time error:
• Changes to file are not saved in a consolidated project in Project
  In Microsoft Project, when you use an inserted project as a resource pool within a consolidated file, you will not be prompted to save changes to the resource pool. When the consolidated file is closed, the changes to the resource pool will be lost....
• Actual cost value added to total cost
  In Microsoft Project, when you enter a new value in the Actual Cost field, this value may be added to the total cost.
• Summary task Work/Cost different on crosstab reports
  In Microsoft Project, when you print or print preview a crosstab report, summary task Cost or Work may be less than what is displayed for that summary task in a task view.
• Pasting text to the Notes field overwrites notes in following rows in Microsoft Project
  In Microsoft Project, when you paste text to the Notes field in a table in your project, the note may be pasted to multiple rows, overwriting the Notes field for the tasks following the selected task.