MICROSOFT PROJECT 98 README FILE (c) 1990-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. This document provides late-breaking or other information that supplements the Microsoft Project 98 documentation. If you installed Microsoft Project 98 with Microsoft Office 97, see also the Microsoft Office 97 readme file (OfRead8.txt) for information that is relevant to all Microsoft Office 97 products. ________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS INSTALLING MICROSOFT PROJECT 98 IMPORTANT: Disable Virus Protection Before Running Setup Minimum System Requirements for Microsoft Project 98 Requirements for Microsoft Project 98 with Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Using Punctuation Characters in Directory Names May Cause Problems Installing Microsoft Project on a System that Already has an Office 97 Application Installed Removing the ~mssetup.t Folder After Running Setup WEB SERVERS AND BROWSERS, AND WORKGROUP MESSAGES O'Reilly Web Site Pro Server Netscape Fastrack and Enterprise Server Netscape Navigator Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer Browser UPGRADING MICROSOFT PROJECT 4.0 AND PROJECT 95 FILES Upgrading Toolbars Upgrading Files Files That Have Paste-Linked Information MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC FOR APPLICATIONS Upgrading Solutions to Microsoft Project 98 WORKING IN MICROSOFT PROJECT Vendor Independent Messaging (VIM) Not Supported HTML Template Files Using Projects from a Microsoft Access or Microsoft Project Database Referencing Inserted Projects, Resource Sharing, and Cross-Project Dependencies ONLINE USERS GUIDE _________________________________________________________________ INSTALLING MICROSOFT PROJECT 98 IMPORTANT: Disable Virus Protection Before Running Setup -------------------------------------------------------- Some virus protection programs, such as VSafe.com and Norton Anti- Virus Autoprotect, can interfere with the Microsoft Project 98 Setup program. If you use a virus protection program on your computer, disable it before running Setup. (You can re-enable the virus protection program after Setup is complete.) Note: If your virus detection program starts automatically when you start Windows, you can disable it by restarting Windows while holding down the SHIFT key. Minimum System Requirements for Microsoft Project 98 ---------------------------------------------------- To use Microsoft Project 98, you need: * Personal or multimedia computer with a 486 or higher processor. * Microsoft Windows 95 operating system, Windows NT Workstation 3.51 with Service Pack 5 or later, or Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 2 or later. * 12 MB of memory for use on Windows 95; 16 MB of memory for use on Windows NT Workstation. * Hard disk space required; 21 MB required for typical installation, depending on configuration and 35 MB for a full installation. * CD-ROM drive. * VGA or higher-resolution video adapter (Super VGA, 256-color recommended). * Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing device (Microsoft IntelliMouse required for extended navigational capabilities). Additional items or services required to use certain features: * Microsoft Exchange Client, Windows NT Mail, or other MAPI-compliant messaging software for e-mail and some advanced workgroup functionality. * Microsoft Internet Information Server, Netscape Fastrack or Enterprise Server, or O'Reilly Web Site Pro Server for some advanced workgroup functionality. Microsoft Personal Web Server is included with Microsoft Project 98 if none of the preceding web servers is available. * 9600 baud or higher modem (14.4 baud recommended). * Multimedia computer required to access sound and other multimedia effects. * Some Internet functionality may require Internet access and payment of a separate fee to a service provider. Requirements for Microsoft Project 98 with Windows NT Workstation 4.0 --------------------------------------------------------------- To use Microsoft Project 98 with Windows NT Workstation 4.0, you should install Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later. Using Punctuation Characters in Folder Names May Cause Problems --------------------------------------------------------------- If the name of the folder you install Microsoft Project 98 into includes a comma (,), single quotation mark ('), or exclamation point (!), you may have problems when you use the program. To avoid problems, use the default folder or use only letters, numbers, and spaces in folder names. For more information on installing Microsoft Project 98, please refer to the setup file (Setup.wri). Installing Microsoft Project on a System that Already has an Office 97 Application Installed ------------------------------------------------------------ If you already have installed another Microsoft Office 97 application to "Run from Network Server," you should also install Microsoft Project 98 to "Run from Network Server." Having one Office application installed to "Run from Network Server" and another application installed on the local computer is not supported. If you install in this unsupported configuration, two possible problems are: 1. When you start Microsoft Project 98, you see the message: "Error Starting Program A required .DLL file, MSO97.DLL, was not found" 2. During setup of Microsoft Project 98 you get an error: "Unexpected Critical Error: Can't Start Program" When you start Microsoft Project 98 and you attempt to run any macros or launch the Visual Basic Editor you get the error "Vbext1.olb cannot be loaded." Removing the ~mssetup.t Folder After Running Setup -------------------------------------------------- After you install Microsoft Project 98, the folder ~mssetup.t may be left on your hard disk. This folder is used temporarily by the Setup program and may not be removed when Setup is complete. You can safely delete this folder using My Computer or Windows Explorer. _________________________________________________________________ WEB SERVERS AND BROWSERS, AND WORKGROUP MESSAGES O'Reilly Web Site Pro Server ---------------------------- To configure the O'Reilly Web Site Pro server to work with the Microsoft Project 98 web workgroup features, you need to allow CGI execution from any HTML URL. To enable this, do the following: 1. Run the Server Admin program for the web server. 2. Click the "Mapping" tab. 3. Click the "Content Types" list selector button. 4. Click the ".cgi" file extension and make sure that the MIME Content Type is "wwwserver/shellcgi". 5. Click the "Standard CGI" selector and note the directory path of the "/cgi-shl/" URL path. You can close the Web Site Server Properties dialog box. 6. In Microsoft Project 98, click Options on the Tools menu, and then click the Workgroup tab. 7. Enter the web server URL as: http://ServerName/cgi-shl 8. Enter the web server root information from step 4 as: \\ServerName\ShareName\cgi-shl 9. Click OK and allow Microsoft Project 98 to copy the necessary files to the web server. 10. On the web server, go to the directory you entered in step 8, and then copy the file Mspjhttp.exe to Mspjhttp.cgi You'll need to make the following modification to the URL that you enter in your web browser to access the TeamInbox data: Instead of entering: http://ServerName/mspjhttp.exe? Enter: http://ServerName/mspjhttp.cgi In addition to the URL modification noted above, if you have enabled the "Send hyperlink in E-mail note" workgroup option, when you receive a hyperlink in an e-mail message, the URL you receive will not work unmodified. The e-mail message says: In your TeamInbox, you have received a task assignment, update, or request for status for a project you are working on. To review and respond to this message, please connect to the following site: In order to follow the hyperlink, the portion of the link that says "mspjhttp.exe?" will need to be changed to "mspjhttp.cgi" Netscape Fastrack and Enterprise Server --------------------------------------- In order to get the Microsoft Project 98 web features to work on a Netscape web server, you need to turn on the ability to execute CGI applications from any directory. You also must not install the workgroup features to the CGI directory. Netscape Navigator Browser -------------------------- If you are using a Netscape Navigator browser to execute the TeamInbox data, if you receive the error message "HTTP/1.0 404 Object Not Found" check to see if there are spaces in the URL name. For example, the following example URL will fail: http://ProjServer/S p a c e In Name/Mspjhttp.exe? To make it succeed with the Netscape Navigator, use a URL where the name doesn't contain spaces such as: http://ProjServer/SpaceInName/Mspjhttp.exe? Microsoft Internet Explorer Browser ----------------------------------- If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer prior to version 3.02, when working in the TeamInbox, you may run out of memory. Symptoms include system slowdown, fonts not appearing correctly, "not enough memory" error messages, and links not being followed when clicked. Closing Microsoft Internet Explorer restores the memory. The long-term solution is to update to Internet Explorer version 3.02 or later. Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.02 is available on your Microsoft Project 98 CD in the Valupack\IExplore folder. It is also available at: http://microsoft.com/ie/download _________________________________________________________________ UPGRADING MICROSOFT PROJECT 4.0 AND PROJECT 95 FILES Upgrading Toolbars ------------------ If you have toolbar buttons that use the SendKeys command, these buttons will not translate into Microsoft Project 98. Upgrading Files --------------- You can open Microsoft Project 4.0 and Project 95 files directly into Microsoft Project 98. Please note that the time required to open and save a Microsoft Project 4.0 or 95 file the first time will take longer than a file that is in the native Microsoft Project 98 file format because a conversion is taking place. Files That Have Paste-Linked Information --------------------------------------- If you have project files that have paste-linked information and you open the files in Microsoft Project 98 on a Windows 95 system, you may receive the following alert when you choose to reestablish links: "There was a problem updating the link. Do you want to delete the link?" To correct this issue, you can choose to NOT delete the links and save the files in the Microsoft Project 98 file format by clicking Save on the File menu. Once the source project files and the destination project files have been upgraded to the Microsoft Project 98 file format, the paste links will work correctly. You can also resolve the issue by installing DCOM for Windows 95 onto your Windows 95 system. DCOM for Windows 95 is available at: http://Microsoft.com/oledev _________________________________________________________________ MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC FOR APPLICATIONS Upgrading Solutions to Microsoft Project 98 ------------------------------------------- Because of feature enhancements and improvements in Microsoft Project 98, some macros written for Microsoft Project 4.0 and Microsoft Project 95 may not work unmodified in Microsoft Project 98. For more information, see the Microsoft Project Visual Basic Help file and search for the topic "Changes in the Microsoft Project 98 Object Model." _________________________________________________________________ WORKING IN MICROSOFT PROJECT Vendor Independent Messaging (VIM) Not Supported -------------------------------------------------------------- If you use a 16-bit e-mail program compatible with Vendor Independent Messaging (VIM), such as Lotus cc:Mail 2.x or 6.x or Lotus Notes 3.x, you will not be able to send or route projects or send workgroup messages. You can, however, send workgroup messages using the web components. HTML Template Files ------------------- If you save your project to an HTML file and select the "Export to HTML using standard template" import/export map, you may get the following message: "The template file "c:\...\Microsoft Office\Templates\ Microsoft Project Web\Centered Mist Dark.html" cannot be found. To save without using the template, click Continue." This error occurs if Microsoft Project was installed to a folder other than the default folder. When templates are associated with import/export maps, a path to the template is hard-coded with the map. To fix the problem, click Cancel on the error message, and then click Edit in the Export Format dialog box. In the "Base export on HTML template" field, delete the current path and file name information, clear the check box, and then reselect the check box. This will repopulate the correct path and template name information. Click OK, and then click Save. Using Projects from a Microsoft Access or Microsoft Project Database -------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Project 98 has the ability to both open and save projects to a Microsoft Access 97 database or a Microsoft Project 98 project database (*.mpd). Because of various limits, however, you cannot open more than 15 projects from the database while in the same session of Microsoft Project 98. For example, if you have 20 projects stored in an MPD file and you attempt to insert and expand more than 15 of these into a consolidated project, you get the error message: "[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access 97 Driver]Can't open any more tables" Copies of Microsoft Project 98 running on other computers are able to open projects from the same database up to the 15 project limit. Referencing Inserted Projects, Resource Sharing, and Cross-Project Dependencies ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Microsoft Project 98 has several features that allow you to create references to other projects. For example, when you Insert a Project, you record a reference to the project being inserted. If the files are moved, it is possible for that reference to no longer be valid. As such, it is recommended that files be located in stable location either on your local hard drive or on your network before you create reference to such files. If you create references for Inserted Projects, Resource Sharing, and Cross-Project Dependencies within the same set of files and then move that set of files, you may find that the references are not correctly updated. To fix the problem, do the following: 1. Open the resource pool file read-write and open all files sharing resources from that pool file. 2. From the resource pool file, choose Resources from the Tools menu and then choose Share Resources. 3. Select all the sharing links and click Break Link. 4. Save and close the resource pool file and all files sharing resources. 5. Open any projects that contain Inserted Projects. 6. For each Inserted Project, verify that the reference to the project is correct. If not correct, fix the reference by choosing Task Information on the Project menu and then clicking the Advanced tab. You can update the path to the Inserted Project in the Link to project box. 7. Save and close all projects containing Inserted Project. 8. Open any projects which contain Cross-Project Dependencies. 9. For each Cross-Project Dependency, delete the dependency and then re-create the dependency. 10. Save and close all projects containing Cross-Project Dependencies. _________________________________________________________________ ONLINE USERS GUIDE The online users guide found on the Microsoft Project 98 CD in the \ValuePack\CDOnline folder currently works only with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3. You can get an updated copy that works with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4 and Netscape Navigator versions 3 and 4 from: http://microsoft.com/project/