PRJ98: Unexpected Start, Finish, Hours Per Day or Hours Per Week (184688)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q184688

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project 98, when you open a project in the MPX format, default working Hours Per Day or Hours Per Week may be an incorrect value.

In addition, the Start or Finish time for one or more tasks may be incorrect.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when the Hours Per Day or Hours Per Week of a project includes a decimal fraction value (such as 7.5), and you save the project in the MPX 4.0 file format, close it and then reopen it.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, change the default Hours Per Day or Hours Per Week to the correct value after opening the MPX file.

To do this, follow these steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
  2. Click the Calendar tab.
  3. Change the default Hours Per Day and/or Hours Per Week to the correct value(s).
  4. Change any affected tasks' Duration to the correct value.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Project listed above.

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Project 98 for Windows, Service Release 1 (SR-1).

For additional information about obtaining and installing SR-1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

185102 PRJ98: How to Obtain and Install MS Project 98 SR-1

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/17/2002
Keywords:kbbug KB184688
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