Q118770

• Microsoft Project for Windows, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you perform a workstation installation of Microsoft Project, the sample template files and the sample macro files are placed in the PROJECT directory. These files should not be placed in the PROJECT directory; the only file that should go in this directory is the SETUP.STF file.

CAUSE

The SETUP.STF file that is created when you run a workstation installation (SETUP.EXE /a) of Microsoft Project, has an incorrect entry that causes the Setup program to place the sample template files and the sample macro files [approximately 2 megabytes (MB) worth] in the PROJECT directory.

WORKAROUND

To avoid having the workstation installation place the sample template files and the sample macro files in your Microsoft Project directory, do the following:

1. Copy the SETUP.STF file in the directory in which you installed Microsoft Project, and then rename the copy of SETUP.STF to SETUPSTF.BAK to preserve the original installation options.



2. Open SETUP.STF in any spreadsheet application, word processor, or text editor. It is easiest to work with the file in a spreadsheet application, such as Microsoft Excel.
   
   NOTE: SETUP.STF is a tab-delimited file.



3. Search for the line that says "Workstation Local." In the third adjacent column, (the 5th column, 36th row) replace the value 17 18 19 20 with 17 18. If you are editing this file in Microsoft Excel, this information is located in cell F36.



4. Save the SETUP.STF file. Run the setup program SETUP.EXE from the directory in which you installed Microsoft Project.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbnetwork kbsetup
Issue type : kbbug
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