Free Trial Install MS Project - .IMG files

[Leanne]

I downloaded a free trial version of Project Pro 2007 Win32 Internal PSS.
The downloaded file had a .img extension that I have been unable to work
with.

The install instructions on the download page linked from my invoice say to
burn the file to a CD and then run it from there - using Easy CD Creator that
did not work. Each time it was requested that I down load the IrfanView
program to run this .img file. I did that but then get the following error
C:\DOCUME~1\leanne\LOCALS~1\Temp\ProjectProfessional.img : Can't read file
header !
Unknown file format or file not found!

I then tried converting to a ISO file using MagicISO and then burning to a
CD. The new CD now comes up with the error:
D:\PrjPror.WW\OSETUP.DLL digital signature does not validate or is not
present.

Any assistance anyone can give would be wonderful.
Leanne

 

[euonymous]

Leanne,

Ha. We aren't the only ones who've seen this problem. I called MS support
and the Indian I spoke to said he wasn't able to help with installations or
trial versions. I pointed him to the webpage where MS gives a number to call
for help on the Project trial. What a waste.

Now then... it turns out there are 2 separate MS places where you can
download MS Project 2007 trial software. Neither work.

If you go to the downloads area you get the problem you cited. In our
situation the .img file kept launching some image processing software
(PaintShopPro) which promptly said the file was the wrong format and that was
that. We wasted two days with that .img file.

The second way to download the Project 2007 trial is from the trials area.
This, too, is fraught with disaster. Once you get the file onto your desktop
(it's a .exe file) you can launch it and it starts an installer process which
at first makes you think it might be installing Office 2007 (it said nothing
about Project), but we tried it anyway. It claimed it installed the Project
2007 trial, gave me the same code key it gave me before for the .img file
nonsense, and that was that. I've looked all over my computer and cannot
find the stupid trial software. I ran the .exe program again which brought
up an opportunity to add or remove portions of the Project software, I let it
run to completion again, same thing. No desktop icon. No folder or file in
Program Files anywhere that appears to hold MS Project. None of the MS
folders have the software. What are these people thinking?

There's a free Java program called GannttProject which can import/export MS
Project files. It works. We're stuck with that for the moment. It's slow
and hard to use, with poor documentation, but WAYGTD? Until MS cleans up its
act, at least you'll have something. What fascinates me is that other people
seem to have gotten the trial version, which makes me think MS updated
something recently and that may explain the problems we've experienced. As
if that makes it any better.

 

[Bob Keesecker]

I too have tried my best to get an answer from Microsoft regarding the
installation problem of which you speak. Nothing on the Microsoft web site,
no help from phone support - just a convoluted web help with trails which all
lead nowhere. No explanation from Microsoft why the trial download is an
..img file, which accomplishes nothing. I really would like to install the
trial, but Microsoft continues to be so large it can't even help itself, let
alone potential customers. If anyone finds an answer, that would be great.

 

[JulieS]

Hello Bob,

See:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/aa718401.aspx

The instructions under "Manually Installing an Express Edition on a
local machine" give detailed information about working with *.img files.
You will need to install 3rd party software to work with the *.img file.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional information
about Microsoft Project

 

[mredekopp]

The secret to unlocking the IMG is to use 'IsoBuster
(http://www.isobuster.com/). You can then extract the image to your har
disc and use the program.

Isobuster is also helpful when your DVD-ROM craps out with burned CD
and you can't access them from Explorer. Kind of a brute force approach
Great program. Consider supporting them if you use it. Nothing mor
disheartening than giving excellent software to the world and gettin
nothing in return.

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