PRJ: Overview of Workgroup Configurations for Microsoft Project (142486)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 95 4.1
This article was previously published under Q142486

SUMMARY

This article can help you determine if Microsoft Project workgroup features will work in a given configuration. It also tells you which programs you need for the various individuals on your project to use workgroup features.

If you want to know whether Microsoft Project will work in a given scenario with a specific e-mail program, see "Table 1--Supported configurations of Microsoft Project and email programs" in the "Determining Your Workgroup Configuration" section of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

DETERMINING YOUR WORKGROUP CONFIGURATION

Step 1: Determine What Type of Functionality You Need

Determine the role you have in the project. With Workgroup messaging, you can either have manager functionality or resource functionality:

  • A manager sends workgroup messages (from the Workgroup menu)
  • A resource receives and responds to workgroup messages

Step 2: Determine If Your Configuration Is Supported (Manager) or Determine Which Setup Program You Need to Run (Resource)

Follow the appropriate procedure for the role you have in the project (that is, manager or resource). 
   To Determine If Your Configuration Is Supported (Manager)
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   The following table compares the version of Microsoft Project with the
   various e-mail packages that Microsoft Project supports. Look up your
   version of Microsoft Project and the electronic mail package you are
   using to see if the configuration you want to use is supported.

   Table 1--Supported configurations of Microsoft Project and e-mail
   programs

             Exchange      cc:Mail   Notes         MS Mail NT   MS Mail(16)
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Proj4.1a | NT or Win95   Win95    NT or Win95       Yes            No**
   Proj4.1  | NT or Win95   Win95    Win95             Yes            No**
   Proj4.0  | Won't Work      *      No                 *             Yes

   *In order to use this configuration, you must obtain the Workgroup
   Message Handler for Lotus cc:Mail/NT Mail. For information about how to
   obtain the message handler, please see the following article in the
   Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119499 PRJ4: Workgroup Message Handler for Lotus cc:Mail and NT Mail 

   **NOTE: If you are running Microsoft Project 4.1 for Windows 95 and
   Microsoft Mail, you will need to update to the Exchange client that
   ships with Windows 95. Microsoft Exchange can communicate with the MS
   Mail post office that you are already using.

   To Determine the Type of Setup Program You Should Run (Resource)
   ----------------------------------------------------------------
   The type of Setup program you should run depends on the following
   factors:

    - The version of Microsoft Project your manager is using
    - The operating system you are using
    - The type of e-mail client you are using

   Based on the version of Microsoft Project your manager is using, use the
   appropriate table below to look up the operating system and the e-mail
   program you are using. The intersection of the two items shows which
   Workgroup Messaging Setup program you should run. For information about
   the location of the Setup program, see the information following the
   appropriate table.

   Table 2--Manager is using Microsoft Project version 4.1

               Exchange    cc:Mail     Notes     MS Mail NT     MS Mail(16)
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Win 95  |   WGSETUP*     WGSETUP    WGSETUP   NA             WFWSETUP
   Win 3.x |   WFWSETUP**   WFWSETUP   WFWSETUP  NA             WFWSETUP
   NT      |   WGSETUP      WGSETUP    WGSETUP   WGSETUP        NA

      *  The WGSETUP Setup program is located on the first Microsoft
         Project for Windows 95 version 4.1 disk.
      ** The WFWSETUP Setup program is located on the root directory of the
         Microsoft Project for Windows 95 version 4.1 CD-ROM.

   Table 3--Manager is using Microsoft Project version 4.0

               Exchange     cc:Mail   Notes     MS Mail NT     MS Mail(16)
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Win 95  |   Won't Work     *       Won't Work     NA         WGSETUP**
   Win 3.x |   Won't Work     *       Won't Work     NA         WGSETUP
   NT      |   Won't Work     *       Won't Work     *          NA

   *In order to use this configuration, you must obtain the Workgroup
   Message Handler for Lotus cc:Mail/NT Mail. For information about how to
   obtain the message handler, please see the following article in the
   Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119499 PRJ4: Workgroup Message Handler for Lotus cc:Mail and NT Mail 

   ** WGSETUP is located on the first Microsoft Project 4.0 disk.
The Workgroup features of Microsoft Project 4.0 for Windows are designed to function with Schedule+ version 1.0. The Workgroup features of Microsoft Project version 4.1 are designed to work with Schedule+ version 7.0.

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/7/2003
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