Project 2003 Solution Center

Troubleshooting - Project 2003

• All task-level enterprise outline codes are collapsed when you use Project Data Service to add a new outline code in Project 2003
  Fixes an issue that occurs when all levels of the outlined code are expanded in an Enterprise Task Outline Code, but the levels are collapsed if you use Project Data Service to add a new Enterprise Task Outline Code.
• 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:
• You receive a "The command is attempting to use a webpage from the site gbui://blank.htm/" error message when you start Microsoft Project Professional
  Describes an issue where you receive an error message when you start Microsoft Project. Includes suggested methods to work around this issue.
• You receive the "Microsoft Project was unable to establish a connection with the selected Microsoft Project Server" error message when you log on to Microsoft Project Server
  Explains why you cannot connect to Microsoft Project Server and that you receive connection error messages. Requires that you change the registry of the Web server to use the IP address of the computer that is running SQL Server.
• Project 2003 stops responding when you expand many subprojects in a master project
  Describes a problem in which Project 2003 stops responding when you expand many subprojects in a master project. Provides a resolution.
• How to disable the Help task pane that opens when you open a Project 2007 file in Project 2003 after you install Project 2003 Service Pack 3
  Describes how to disable the Help task pane that opens when you open a Microsoft Office Project 2007 file in Microsoft Office Project 2003 after you install Project 2003 Service Pack 3.
• Information about the Project 2003 file formats that are blocked after you install Project 2003 Service Pack 3
  Contains information about which Project 2003 file formats are blocked by default after you install Project 2003 Service Pack 3. Describes how to control the behavior in Project 2003.
• Microsoft Project files opened with a Read lock from a server ASP page
  Discusses the problem where Microsoft Project files that are opened from an ASP page by using the ConData object are opened with a Read lock and cannot be moved, copied, or renamed on the server.
• The Standard and Formatting toolbars appear on the same line when Project Professional 2003 is connected to Project Server 2003
  Explains why the Standard and Formatting toolbars appear on the same line when you start Project Professional 2003 and connect to a computer that is running Project Server 2003.
• 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:
• 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.
• Progress bar in Microsoft Project is not shown correctly for tasks with resources
  When a resource is assigned to a task and uses a calendar with different hours available per day than are available in the base project for that project, the progress bar on that task may not look correct.
• 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....
• 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...
• 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,...
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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...
• Pasting Microsoft Project tables into Microsoft Word
  When you copy information from a Microsoft Project table (task sheet, resource sheet, and so on) and paste this information to the Clipboard, it is formatted in tab-delimited columns. While you can paste this information into a spreadsheet and have it...
• 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.
• 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.
• 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...
• 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...