MS PROJECT 2010 - UPDATING TASKS

Hi everybody, I have a question about MS Project.
I have a task that starts on 16.04.2014 and finishes on 26.06.2014.
Start: 16.04.2014
Finish: 26.06.2014
Progress Data’s:
Actual start: 29.04.2014
Status Date: 29.06.2014
Completion: %60 (Actual Start till Status Date)
So in my opinion, I did %60 in 60 days, so I should work for 40 more days to complete task. The finish date should automatically change to “29.06.2014+40 days”. There should be only one bar in gantt chart that shows completed task
between actual-status date and not-completed task for 40 days.
I tried all update tasks procedures but I couldn’t manage.
I just want to make this calculation automatically in MS Project.
What should I do? What are your recommendations?

You've struck the reason why updating % complete only is not the best way. If you enter Actual Start then Actual Duration and finally Remaining Duration then you will get what you want and a more useful measure of progress.
Remaining Duration =0 is task complete.
Rod Gill
Author of the one and only Project VBA Book
www.project-systems.co.nz

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MSI(TERMINATE): '<NULL>'
Successfully rolled back the configuration of package: Proof.en-us ProductCode:{90140000-001F-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}
05/09/2014 20:19:05 Rolling back package: Proof.fr-fr
Package Proof.fr-fr was uninstalled in the chain... installing with previous feature states as part of chain rollback...
Resource File Manager : Converted CultureTag [en-US] to LocaleId [1033].
Catalyst Package Uninstall Rollback (install)...
Package: Proof.fr-fr
File: C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-002C-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\Proof.fr\Proof.msi
Command Line: ADDLOCAL=MsoInstalledPackagesScopedIntl_1036,Gimme_OnDemandData,SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1036,SetupControllerFiles,FindAllWordFormsFiles_1036,TranslationFiles_1036,ThesaurusFiles_1036,HyphenationFiles_1036,SetupXmlFiles,OCR_1036 REBOOT=ReallySuppress LAUNCHEDBYSETUPEXE=1 MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL="Disable" SETUPEXEINSTALLUILANGUAGE=1033 SETUPINTLDLLDIRECTORY="C:\Windows\TEMP\Setup00001048\"
MSI(INITIALIZE): '<NULL>'
MSI(TERMINATE): '<NULL>'
Successfully rolled back the configuration of package: Proof.fr-fr ProductCode:{90140000-001F-040C-0000-0000000FF1CE}
05/09/2014 20:19:11 Rolling back package: Proof.es-es
Package Proof.es-es was uninstalled in the chain... installing with previous feature states as part of chain rollback...
Resource File Manager : Converted CultureTag [en-US] to LocaleId [1033].
Catalyst Package Uninstall Rollback (install)...
Package: Proof.es-es
File: C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-002C-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\Proof.es\Proof.msi
Command Line: ADDLOCAL=Gimme_OnDemandData,SpellingAndGrammarFiles_3082,OCR_3082,FindAllWordFormsFiles_3082,HyphenationFiles_3082,ThesaurusFiles_3082,MsoInstalledPackagesScopedIntl_3082,SetupControllerFiles,SetupXmlFiles,TranslationFiles_3082 REBOOT=ReallySuppress LAUNCHEDBYSETUPEXE=1 MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL="Disable" SETUPEXEINSTALLUILANGUAGE=1033 SETUPINTLDLLDIRECTORY="C:\Windows\TEMP\Setup00001048\"
MSI(INITIALIZE): '<NULL>'
MSI(TERMINATE): '<NULL>'
Successfully rolled back the configuration of package: Proof.es-es ProductCode:{90140000-001F-0C0A-0000-0000000FF1CE}
05/09/2014 20:19:12 Rolling back package: Office64MUISet.en-us
Package Office64MUISet.en-us was uninstalled in the chain... installing with previous feature states as part of chain rollback...
Resource File Manager : Converted CultureTag [en-US] to LocaleId [1033].
Catalyst Package Uninstall Rollback (install)...
Package: Office64MUISet.en-us
File: C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0116-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}-C\Office64MUISet.msi
Command Line: ADDLOCAL=Gimme_OnDemandData,SetupXmlFiles,SetupControllerFiles,MsoInstalledPackagesScopedIntl_1033 REBOOT=ReallySuppress LAUNCHEDBYSETUPEXE=1 MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL="Disable" SETUPEXEINSTALLUILANGUAGE=1033 SETUPINTLDLLDIRECTORY="C:\Windows\TEMP\Setup00001048\"
MSI(INITIALIZE): '<NULL>'
MSI(TERMINATE): '<NULL>'
Successfully rolled back the configuration of package: Office64MUISet.en-us ProductCode:{90140000-0116-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}
05/09/2014 20:19:19 Rolling back package: Office64MUI.en-us
Package Office64MUI.en-us was uninstalled in the chain... installing with previous feature states as part of chain rollback...
Resource File Manager : Converted CultureTag [en-US] to LocaleId [1033].
Catalyst Package Uninstall Rollback (install)...
Package: Office64MUI.en-us
File: C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0116-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}-C\Office64MUI.msi
Command Line: ADDLOCAL=OfficeExample64bitFilesBIntl_1033,OfficeExample64bitFilesAIntl_1033,Gimme_OnDemandData,Outlook64SearchShellRegIntl_1033,ProductFilesIntl64_1033,MsoInstalledPackagesScopedIntl_1033,OneNoteToLinkedNotesIEAddin64Intl_1033,GrooveFiles64Intl_1033,SetupControllerFiles,SetupXmlFiles REBOOT=ReallySuppress LAUNCHEDBYSETUPEXE=1 MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL="Disable" SETUPEXEINSTALLUILANGUAGE=1033 SETUPINTLDLLDIRECTORY="C:\Windows\TEMP\Setup00001048\"
MSI(INITIALIZE): '<NULL>'
MSI(TERMINATE): '<NULL>'
Successfully rolled back the configuration of package: Office64MUI.en-us ProductCode:{90140000-002A-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}
05/09/2014 20:19:20 Rolling back package: OfficeMUISet.en-us
Package OfficeMUISet.en-us was uninstalled in the chain... installing with previous feature states as part of chain rollback...
Resource File Manager : Converted CultureTag [en-US] to LocaleId [1033].
Catalyst Package Uninstall Rollback (install)...
Package: OfficeMUISet.en-us
File: C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0115-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\OfficeMUISet.msi
Command Line: ADDLOCAL=Gimme_OnDemandData,SetupXmlFiles,SetupControllerFiles,MsoInstalledPackagesScopedIntl_1033 REBOOT=ReallySuppress LAUNCHEDBYSETUPEXE=1 MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL="Disable" SETUPEXEINSTALLUILANGUAGE=1033 SETUPINTLDLLDIRECTORY="C:\Windows\TEMP\Setup00001048\"
MSI(INITIALIZE): '<NULL>'
MSI(TERMINATE): '<NULL>'
Successfully rolled back the configuration of package: OfficeMUISet.en-us ProductCode:{90140000-0115-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}
05/09/2014 20:19:20 Rolling back package: OfficeMUI.en-us
Package OfficeMUI.en-us was uninstalled in the chain... installing with previous feature states as part of chain rollback...
Resource File Manager : Converted CultureTag [en-US] to LocaleId [1033].
Catalyst Package Uninstall Rollback (install)...
Package: OfficeMUI.en-us
File: C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0115-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\OfficeMUI.msi
Command Line: ADDLOCAL=MetricConverterIntl_1033,AlwaysInstalledIntl_1033,MSTagPluginStockFilesIntl_1033,WebDiscussFilesIntl_1033,GraphicsFiltersPNGFilesIntl_1033,EquationEditorFilesIntl_1033,GraphicsFiltersEPSFilesIntl_1033,MSTagPluginNamesFilesIntl_1033,TCWP5FilesIntl_1033,CAGOffice10Intl_1033,OISFilesIntl_1033,WxpFilesIntl_1033,XDOCSEditorFilesIntl_1033,CAGFilesIntl_1033,WISPHiddenIntl_1033,CAGCat10Intl_1033,SetLanguageFilesIntl_1033,OSetupControllerIntl_1033,MsoInstalledPackagesScopedIntl_1033,TCRecoverFilesIntl_1033,SetupControllerFiles,ClviewFilesIntl_1033,GraphHelpFilesIntl_1033,ProductNonBootFilesIntl_1033,MSTagPluginPlacesFiles_1033,VisioPreviewerIntl_1033,ProductFilesIntl_1033,AceReplIntl_1033,GraphicsFiltersCGMFilesIntl_1033,GraphicsFiltersWPGFilesIntl_1033,Gimme_OnDemandData,TCWP6FilesIntl_1033,GraphicsFiltersGIFFilesIntl_1033,GRAPHFilesIntl_1033,MSTagPluginDateFilesIntl_1033,WebDriveFilesIntl_1033,LOBiFilesIntl_1033,LISTFilesIntl_1033,UICaptionsCompanionIntl_1033,SetupXmlFiles,AceFilesIntl_1033,TOOLSFilesIntl_1033,MSSOAP3Intl_1033,VBAHelpFilesIntl_1033,GraphicsFiltersPICTFilesIntl_1033,OfficeDigitalSFilesIntl_1033,VBAFilesIntl_1033,GraphicsFiltersJPEGFilesIntl_1033,QueryFilesIntl_1033,SetLanguageHelpFilesIntl_1033 REBOOT=ReallySuppress LAUNCHEDBYSETUPEXE=1 MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL="Disable" SETUPEXEINSTALLUILANGUAGE=1033 SETUPINTLDLLDIRECTORY="C:\Windows\TEMP\Setup00001048\"
MSI(INITIALIZE): '<NULL>'
MSI(TERMINATE): '<NULL>'
Successfully rolled back the configuration of package: OfficeMUI.en-us ProductCode:{90140000-006E-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}
Error attaching to OSE, error 0x00000000
Stopping running ose
LIS: start uncaching for download "{90140000-002C-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C"
LIS: finished uncaching for download "{90140000-002C-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C"
LIS: start uncaching for download "{90140000-003A-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C"
LIS: finished uncaching for download "{90140000-003A-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C"
LIS: start uncaching for download "{90140000-00B4-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C"
LIS: finished uncaching for download "{90140000-00B4-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C"
LIS: start uncaching for download "{90140000-0115-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C"
LIS: finished uncaching for download "{90140000-0115-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C"
LIS: start uncaching for download "{90140000-0116-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}-C"
LIS: finished uncaching for download "{90140000-0116-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}-C"
Error attaching to OSE, error 0x00000000
Stopping running ose
SystemRestore : Attempting to cancelling System-Restore-Point for Product [Microsoft Project Standard 2010] (with RestorePointType [0, Installed]).
SystemRestore : Successfully cancelled System-Restore-Point for Product [Microsoft Project Standard 2010] (with RestorePointType [0, Installed]).
Not showing completion dialog because it was not requested.
Catalyst execution finished: 05/09/2014 20:19:25. Return code: 1603.
PERF: TickCount=722128 Name=RunSetup Description=End function
Can onyone enlighten me what's went wrong, and why did I get this inconsitent installation behaviour?
Thank you very much!!!

1603 means there is a fatal error during installation process.
Take a look at the article below. It may help on finding cause.
Hi Juke,
I did do fair a bit of Googling before I started the post. I have increased the logging level on one of the machines failed on the installation. Apparently Project installation log doesn't throw the "return value 3", I think it's pointing to a particular
updating item, anyone knows what is it?
Microsoft Office Project Standard 2010 - Update '{35347883-0E64-45B4-88A0-1881DE05E259}' could not be installed.
The following is the detailed installation log.
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:122]: Executing op: SetTargetFolder()
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:122]: Executing op: FontRegister(Title=Arial Unicode MS (TrueType),File=ARIALUNI.TTF)
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:122]: SHELL32::SHGetFolderPath returned: C:\WINDOWS\Fonts
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:122]: Executing op: End(Checksum=0,ProgressTotalHDWord=0,ProgressTotalLDWord=0)
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:122]: Error in rollback skipped. Return: 5
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:746]: Entering MsiProvideAssembly. AssemblyName: Policy.12.0.Microsoft.Office.Interop.MSProject,version="14.0.0.0000000",processorArchitecture="MSIL",publicKeyToken="71E9BCE111E9429C",fileVersion="14.0.4751.1000",culture="neutral", AppContext: , InstallMode: -4
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:746]: Pathbuf: 0, pcchPathBuf: 0
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:777]: MsiProvideAssembly is returning: 1607
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:777]: Entering MsiProvideAssembly. AssemblyName: Policy.11.0.Microsoft.Office.Interop.MSProject,version="14.0.0.0000000",processorArchitecture="MSIL",publicKeyToken="71E9BCE111E9429C",fileVersion="14.0.4751.1000",culture="neutral", AppContext: , InstallMode: -4
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:777]: Pathbuf: 0, pcchPathBuf: 0
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:808]: MsiProvideAssembly is returning: 1607
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:808]: Entering MsiProvideAssembly. AssemblyName: Microsoft.Office.Interop.MSProject,version="14.0.0.0000000",processorArchitecture="MSIL",publicKeyToken="71E9BCE111E9429C",fileVersion="14.0.4751.1000",culture="neutral", AppContext: , InstallMode: -4
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:808]: Pathbuf: 0, pcchPathBuf: 0
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:840]: MsiProvideAssembly is returning: 1607
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:840]: Note: 1: 2318 2:
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:840]: No System Restore sequence number for this installation.
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:840]: Unlocking Server
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:980]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Deleting UpdateStarted property. Its current value is '1'.
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:980]: Transforming table InstallExecuteSequence.
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:980]: Transforming table InstallExecuteSequence.
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:980]: Transforming table InstallExecuteSequence.
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:33:980]: Note: 1: 2262 2: InstallExecuteSequence 3: -2147287038
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:34:011]: Product: Microsoft Office Project Standard 2010 - Update '{35347883-0E64-45B4-88A0-1881DE05E259}' could not be installed. Error code 1603. Additional information is available in the log file C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\MSI1f79e.LOG.
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:34:011]: Windows Installer installed an update. Product Name: Microsoft Office Project Standard 2010. Product Version: 14.0.4763.1000. Product Language: 0. Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation. Update Name: {35347883-0E64-45B4-88A0-1881DE05E259}. Installation success or error status: 1603.
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:34:011]: Note: 1: 1708
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:34:011]: Product: Microsoft Office Project Standard 2010 -- Installation operation failed.
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:34:011]: Windows Installer installed the product. Product Name: Microsoft Office Project Standard 2010. Product Version: 14.0.4763.1000. Product Language: 0. Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation. Installation success or error status: 1603.
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:34:011]: Attempting to delete file C:\WINDOWS\Installer\5a202cf.msp
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:34:011]: Unable to delete the file. LastError = 32
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:34:011]: Attempting to delete file C:\WINDOWS\Installer\5a202d0.mst
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:34:011]: Unable to delete the file. LastError = 32
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:34:011]: Deferring clean up of packages/files, if any exist
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:34:011]: Attempting to delete file C:\WINDOWS\Installer\5a202cf.msp
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:34:011]: Attempting to delete file C:\WINDOWS\Installer\5a202d0.mst
MSI (s) (8C:B4) [20:31:34:011]: MainEngineThread is returning 1603
MSI (s) (8C:24) [20:31:34:011]: No System Restore sequence number for this installation.
MSI (s) (8C:24) [20:31:34:011]: User policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (8C:24) [20:31:34:011]: Machine policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (8C:24) [20:31:34:011]: Incrementing counter to disable shutdown. Counter after increment: 0
MSI (s) (8C:24) [20:31:34:011]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Rollback\Scripts 3: 2
MSI (s) (8C:24) [20:31:34:011]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Rollback\Scripts 3: 2
MSI (s) (8C:24) [20:31:34:027]: Decrementing counter to disable shutdown. If counter >= 0, shutdown will be denied. Counter after decrement: -1
MSI (s) (8C:24) [20:31:34:027]: Restoring environment variables
MSI (s) (8C:24) [20:31:34:027]: Destroying RemoteAPI object.
MSI (s) (8C:48) [20:31:34:027]: Custom Action Manager thread ending.
MSI (c) (F4:1C) [20:31:34:027]: Decrementing counter to disable shutdown. If counter >= 0, shutdown will be denied. Counter after decrement: -1
MSI (c) (F4:1C) [20:31:34:027]: MainEngineThread is returning 1603
=== Verbose logging stopped: 7/05/2014 20:31:34 ===

Unable to Update Tasks using PSI

Hi,
I have customized Ms Project Server to update a custom field in the tasks of Project Schedule after checkin of the Project.
The code loops through all tasks and performs QueueUpdate operation to update all changes to Tasks. However, the updates made to the last task of the Project are updated in the system, no changes are saved for rest of the tasks.
Could you please help provide some help in resolving this issue? Any help in this regard would be appreciated.

Hi,
I am trying to update Task Custom Fields in project server 2010.But it is throwing error at QueueUpdate Method.
At projectSvc.QueueUpdateProject(jobId, sessionId, myProject, false);
it is giving error:
"ProjectServerError(s) LastError=CustomFieldRowAlreadyExists Instructions: Pass this into PSClientError constructor to access all error information
   at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.ReadResponse(SoapClientMessage message, WebResponse response, Stream responseStream, Boolean asyncCall)
   at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters)
   at UpdateProjectStoreInformation.ProjectWebSvc.Project.QueueUpdateProject(Guid jobUid, Guid sessionUid, ProjectDataSet dataset, Boolean validateOnly)
   at UpdateProjectStoreInformation.ProjectListEventReceiver.ProjectListEventReceiver.ItemAdded(SPItemEventProperties properties)"
Code is written below:
if (taskEfforts != null && taskEfforts.Count > 0)
                                    for (int i = 0; i < myProject.Task.Count; i++)
                                        foreach (string key in
taskEfforts.Keys)
if (myProject.Task[i].TASK_NAME.ToString().ToLower().Equals(key.ToString().ToLower()))
foreach (ProjectDataSet.TaskCustomFieldsRow cfRow in myProject.TaskCustomFields)
if (cfRow.MD_PROP_UID == effortGuid)
Logger.WriteLog("********Updating Efforts**********");
cfRow.NUM_VALUE = Convert.ToDecimal(taskEfforts[key]);
Logger.WriteLog("task name:" + myProject.Task[i].TASK_NAME + " Effort:" + taskEfforts[key]);
break;
//break
                                    bool force = true;
                                    sessionId = Guid.NewGuid();
                                    string sessionDescription = "updated custom
fields";
                                    projectSvc.CheckOutProject(projectGuid, sessionId,
"custom field update checkout");
                                  jobId = Guid.NewGuid();
                                  projectSvc.QueueUpdateProject(jobId, sessionId, myProject,
false);
                                  WaitForJob(jobId);
      jobId = Guid.NewGuid();
                          projectSvc.QueuePublish(jobId, projectGuid, true, siteName);
                        //create a new job id
                        jobId = Guid.NewGuid();
                        //checkin the updated project
                        projectSvc.QueueCheckInProject(jobId, projectGuid,
                            force, sessionId, sessionDescription);
                        //wait for finishing
                        WaitForJob(jobId);
Thanks

Why does Project 2010 Pro crash on cut and paste operation, among many other problems?

I guess my question has more to do with this: I'm trying to find a hotfix, patch or update for this. Can you advise?
Thanks,
Aldo

Hi, Mike,
Thank you for your very informative reply. Please accept the comments below in the interest of understanding the problem a little better. I will read your articles and comment on them, if applicable.
What I think you are suggesting is basically for me to provide more information. Perhaps you could advise on how my concern could best be addressed. It's a simple matter of copying and pasting lines until it crashes, which I can't understand why I would
want to avoid, particularly when the actions of the interface clearly support it. So, from a UI design perspective I have to ask, if this is a valid task for an Excel spreadsheet why is it not for a Project spreadsheet?
Please bear in mind that the issue here is not related to the effective use of the product, but quite plainly why doesn't this stuff work out of the box on a simple paste operation?
By "Adding", in my previous comments, I mean go to the "Project" ribbon, and select the "Subproject" button. Following is a very detailed set of steps.
1. Open Microsoft Project 2010 Professional, in either 64 bit or 32 bit mode.
2. About Microsoft Project displays (14.0.4751.1000) MSO (14.0.4760.1000), by going to the quick access tool bar, selecting "Customize quick access tool bar", selecting "More commands", selecting from the pull-down "Choose commands
from" the option "All commands", and then the "About" option in the list view right below it. Press the "Add" button in the middle of the form. Press the OK button. You will see the about button on the quick access bar. Press
the button to see what version of the software this is. If you need additional information to help troubleshoot the issue, please let me know.
3. On the currently open default blank project, first save the project by pressing the save button on the quick access tool bar. I've named this file "Project1.mpp", and the physical file location is the Documents folder on Windows 7. The task
name becomes "Task 1". I then click outside the row.
4. Select the entire row by clicking on the number column to the left of the spreadsheet. Press the "C" key while holding down the "Control" key. Now select the next row and press the "V" key, while holding down the "Control"
key. Do it again if it makes you feel better.
5. Press Ctrl-S to save. Now close the project by clicking on the "File" menu and selecting the close button.
6. Create a new Project file, by selecting "File", then "New", then "Blank project", then "Create". Repeat steps 3 through 5 but this time name the project "Project2.mpp"
7. Click on an empty row on the spreadsheet. This will serve as the placement location of the sub-project. Click on the project tab, Click on the "Subproject" button on the left of the ribbon and select Project1.mpp. Your original Project1
will appear as a sub-project. Select a row in this subproject and copy and paste this row onto the previous project. Everything should work fine and your rows should paste.
8. Now try pasting onto the same subproject on the row below. The application crashes.
Thanks again for your reply,
Aldo

Ms project 2010 is crashing again and again due to different activities .

Many Ms project users of our company facing below issue:
We also have service pack 1 installed as well as Cummulative Update (14.0.6137.5000).
When they change the date of any task or enter new task. Ms Project 2010 is crashed or any other activity. e.t.c
Wheather Ms Project is connected with Project Server or we are doing locally and open new project.
Is this microsoft bug or what is the solution of this .
If we check on google . There are many causes of this issue on net and many solutions.

John.Eddie,
In addition to Dale's advice on SP2, try following steps
Close Project Pro
Navigate to following path and rename existing Global.Mpt file
C:\Users\{User ID}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\MS Project\14\1033
Re-launch Project pro to validate the behavior.
Hrishi Deshpande Senior Consultant

MS Project 2010 No Longer Respecting Links (i.e. ignoring predecessors)

I'm using Project 2010 and everything was working fine until all of the sudden Project stopped respecting links between my tasks. In other words it is no longer considering predecessors when scheduling subsequent tasks. This is true across all
my projects. I even created a new project with 3 "Automatically" scheduled tasks that are linked in order and Project is completely disregarding the links. I have to select the links and manually hit the "Respect Links" button in order for the
tasks to be properly scheduled. But even after doing this, if I change the duration of the first task, Project is not updating the resulting dates of the following two tasks as it should. I've uninstalled Project and reinstalled hoping to fix this
but no luck. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone can help me fix this.
Thank You...

nbrinkmanii --
From your description, it sounds like you have somehow disabled automatic recalculation of your project. To determine if this is true, click File > Options > Schedule. Check the option selected in Calculation section near the bottom of
the page. If the Off option is selected, this means you have disabled automatic recalculation, which would cause the exact behavior you describe. Select the On option and then click the OK button. This should cause your project to recalculate
automatically from this point forward. Hope this helps.
Dale A. Howard [MVP]
VP of Educational Services
msProjectExperts
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
http://www.projectserverexperts.com
"We write the books on Project Server"

Error saving Project 2010 files to network drive - doesn't see network drive

ANSWERED (11 April 2014):
So it seems the resolution to this is to simply create a new share with a different name. I used the existing folder (to retain NTFS permissions) and just select to Add a new Share (applying the same Share permissions as the non working Shares).
Deploying this new Share via Group Policy as a test resulted in staff being able to open files from Windows Search, save files through MS Project and the Share being accessible through browsing SMB.
All problems resolved by using a new share name for the existing folder. Seems to be a corruption in the namespace.
Note: I had previously deleted the share and recreated it. I had removed all NTFS permissions and readded (through both the GUI and icacls). This didn't make a difference.
Only changing the name of the share fixed the problem.
Original Question
Already
posted here... but Microsoft Support has not responded.
It seems some staff on some computers are having problems saving MS Project files to the network. This is only since an upgrade to SBS2011 (from SBS2003). The only difference now, is that network drives are mapped via group policy rather than a 'net
use' script.
This is affecting users on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, with either MS Project 2007 or 2010. The users have full change access to the folders and can create new files and modifying existing files, just not a MS Project file. Other file tyes, e.g
Word .docx, Excel .xlsx, Adobe .pdf files, all work fine. These files can be opened, edited and saved normally without problem.
To replicate this:
The user opens an existing file or creates a new file on the network folder (either through Windows Explorer or MS Project). They then click File > Save in MS Project and receive the following error (see pic below):
An interesting symptom of this is that if you select File > Save As in MS Project, the Sae As dialog box doesn't remeber the path location of the network drive. MS Project instead prompts to save the file in the local users documents folder (see pic below):
If they browse back to the original folder where the file was saved and choose to save it there, they are of course, prompted to overwrite the existing file and they can save the file. But the same thing happens every time they open the file.
It seems the problem is that Project isn't seeing the path of the file or that the network drive is attached.
If a user closes the file without saving it, they are prompted to save the file and the prompt shows the drive path:
Do you want to save changes to "N:\... Projects\Active Projects\CC...\F4 Project Plan File\004 Programme\test project file.mpp"?
But choosing to save the file gives them the same result as Save As, they are prompted for a new location as if the original file location doesn't exist.
I have disconnected the mapped drive and connected it again using net use but get the same error.
I have reinstalled MS Project 201, installed Project 2010 SP2 and installed Windows updates and it does the same thing, exactly the same symptoms.
Further, if the user opens a file from the network drive, the file shows in the Project recent files list. If they try to open the file from the recent files list in project they get the following error:
"Project cannot open the file.
-Check that the file name and path are correct.
-Check that the file format is recognized by Project.
Project files saved in a version earlier than Microsoft Project 98 can't be opened...."
This is a test file that I created on the user's computer and network drive, This is being opened with the same version it was created in. If I browse to the folder in Windows Explorer I can open the file. Of course, I then can't save the file (I still get
the original error). I'm logged on with Domain Admin privileges.
I've checked these links from other threads (neither apply to my scenario):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/983458/en-us|
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/excel/thread/2eeea140-7e6c-4cb9-a89b-06d2102bd9f7/
I've downloaded my TechNet version of he software and installed it with Sp2 and Windows updates and it does the same thing. This also happens on the Remote Desktop server (Server 2008 R2) using MS Project 2007.

Case 1
This error message appears when the document is open on two or more computers that are running different operating platforms. For example,
if the document is open on a Macintosh computer and you open it on a second computer running Windows or Windows NT, the error occurs when either user tries to save the document.
This problem stems from a difference between the ways Macintosh OLE and Windows OLE open files. As a result, you cannot save a file on two different operating platforms at the same time.
Case 2
This error occurs in Word 97 for Windows if you save to a MAPROOT type network drive connection on a NetWare server where spaces exist in
the file or folder name.
Case 3
This problem may occur if an anti-virus program running on a network has the ability to scan for macro viruses in documents in shared network
folders.
For example, if you have the following:
a shared folder on a network server
-and-
an anti-virus program is running on the network server that is set to monitor the shared folder,
when you attempt to save a document (across the network) to the shared folder, the anti-virus checker may cause the error to occur.
Case 4
This problem may occur on Novell networks when the AutoRecover files path is either blank or set to a network drive.
According each, please try the following workaround:
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods appropriate to your situation.
Case 1
Method 1:
Move the document to your local hard disk for editing. Move it back to the server after you finish.
Method 2:
Save a copy of the
file with a different
file name, and work on the copy, either on your hard disk or on the server.
Case 3
Method 1:
Move the document to your local hard disk for editing. Move it back to the server after you finish.
Method 2:
Do not use spaces in the directory or document names.
Method 3:
Do not use MAPROOT-drive connections. Map your drive connections to the volume-level only.
Case 4
Turn off the anti-virus protection on the network server and then try to
save the document. Contact your anti-virus protection software company for additional details and/or updates to their programs.
Case 5
Set the AutoRecover files path to your local drive. To change the AutoRecover path, use the following steps:
1.
On the Tools menu, click Options.
2.
On the File Locations tab, select AutoRecover files and then click Modify.
3.
Change the Modify Location dialog box to a
folder on your local drive and then click OK.
4.
Click OK to close the Options dialog box.
Hope that helps.
Smith

How to export data from MS Project 2010 to MS Excel 2010 with formatting

I have created a Project 2010 export map to Excel 2010. It works fine. I have two questions that I cannot determine an answer. I'm not sure if its a project or excel setting. I have spend hours trying to make it
work with little success.
1. When the task name field is exported to excel it losses summary/task indent. Is there a way to set it up so it works via the export map?
2. The Start & Finish fields in project is setup as 5/26/11 when they exports to excel it shows up as 5/26/11 8:00 AM. Is there a way to set it up either in project export map or excel so its formated as a date field.
Excel's Format Cell function does not seem to work converting them back to just 5/26/11.
How can I keep the outlines and formatting in my data while exporting it to Excel.
I would appreciate any guidance.
Yogesh

Rameshchandra --
Two things I would recommend:
Do not add your question at the end of a post that is marked as Answered. In the future, please post your question as a new question so that everyone will notice it and be able to answer it.
Because this is a programming question, please repost your question as a new post in the Project Customization and Programming user forum at:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/projectserver/en-US/home?forum=project2010custprog&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc
Hope this helps.
Dale A. Howard [MVP]

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