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Excavating old Project versions
I have an old .mpp It is either MS 1995 or 1998. I can't open it and I desperately need the info. I'm too close to retirement to waste time on this one (or get fired) HELP! ... 7 May 2008 22:56

Project 2000 - GANTT Chart View
Hi there, I have a GANTT chart that shows multiple projects within a programme. Some of the projects have common tasks such as 'admin' or 'research' and I want to sort/print/view the chart showing only specific types of work. For example, I want to print the chart showing only all of the 'admin' tasks only ... 7 May 2008 19:48

Start/Finish Dates
I'm relatively new to MS Project. I have a baselined schedule. While updating the schedule, should I leave the start and finish dates the same if the date has passed. Or should I update the schedule with a new anticipated start or finish date? ... 9 May 2008 01:04

Multiple timelines
What is the best way to creat a project with multiple items? I have approx 16 vehicles that are all coming in at different times, but each will have the same number of tasks for each and the time to complete each task will not vary by vehicle. Can you help? I am fairly new at using project. ... 7 May 2008 15:51

external task
Daniela makes an excellent point, though. It is often vital to highlight in a project plan (particularly when you're dependent on, for example, a client) to be able to indicate VERY clearly where such dependencies exist. While in Proj Man practice an external task is something that exists in a different proje... 11 May 2008 10:04

How can I insert a new task in project if the option is grayed ?
I am trying to insert a new task into the middle of an existing chart, but the option to insert a new task is grayed out. It will let me add one to the bottom of the chart works, but how can Insert lines in the middle? ... 7 May 2008 10:56

Visual Report for Earned Value
I try to use Earned Value numbers. I can see them in the views and in the "old" report. But when I try the new Visual Report sometimes thera are no values, and the week numbers are wrong??? Please help! ... 7 May 2008 11:45

How do I customize field names?
Interesting that this is another instance of reduced functionality under Project 2007. In my 2003 plan I had a view which used columns Finish and Finish10. These had been renamed (using Customize Fields) to Current Finish and Last week Finish respectively. Now that the plan file is used with Project 2007, the ... 7 May 2008 09:18

MS Project 2007 Won't run
I've tried several times to install Project Pro 2007 on Vista Ultimate. The install says it completed, but when I try to run it, the program goes into this loop where it's configuring, then the splash screen appears, and then it configures again, and finally says it couldn't configure because there isn't enoug... 8 May 2008 10:07

Project 2003 SP2. Operation failed saving as HTML
When trying to save a Project as a web page using the export wizard, it gets down to the point where it will try to create the HTML page and then we get a Operation Failed. Any ideas on what to try? Thanks. ... 20 May 2008 21:45