Alan said:
*When I open Ms Project 2002 on my laptop, I get the
message failed to load global.mpt. Project then opens with
the global file. When I exit out of Project I am prompted
to save Global.mpt.
This problem will not allow me to open any saved files in
Project.
I have been having this problem from the start. I have
installed the service pack for the product, reinstalled
project, deleted the Global.mpt file but still get the
same message.
I also had the same problem with Word 2002 a few months
ago.
Any Ideas? *
When MSP opens and can't find the global.mpt it uses generic defaul
found in the MSP application directory. Or, it creates a new one al
together. Then when you save, it can't find the location and the sam
thing happens again. Either the global is missing where MSP is lookin
or its pointing to the wrong location. This appears to be a workin
diretory problem.
The default global.mpt for 2002 is in your Documents Settings
directory OR where the appl resides. For some reason project is losin
the location the "working directory". You can "point" project to an
location you choose to look for the global. I will explain in
minute.
These are the default locations:
(A) <for XP and 2000> "c:\Documents Settings\<your use
name>\Application Data\Microsoft\MS Project\1033". There SHOULD BE
global file in this directory.
(B) Or, the global file in your Progarm Files application directory fo
MSP where "winproj.exe" resides.
Create a shortcut of the application (winproj.exe) from you
application directory. Then (1) right click and choose "Properties"
(2) click the 2nd tab "short cut". In Properties are 2 editable pat
locations:
"Target" and "Start In".
(C) Target is where the MSP application is. (don't edit this)
(D) "Start In" is the "working directory".
This is KEY: By default, the "Start In" working directory SHOULD poin
to EITHER A or B above. This is where MSP tries to open the global i
uses.
There is also another work around using shortcuts where you change th
working directory.
(1) Create a Winproj.exe shortut as described about and copy it to you
desktop or other location where you might use it.
(2) Create a directory somewhere on your HD called "c:\MSP" fo
example. Copy one of the "global.mpt" files to this directory. It an b
any directory you want.
(3) In the shortcut you created in step 1, change the "Start In" pat
to "c:\MSP" (where you saved the global in step 2).
(4) Click on the shortcut to start MSP. MSP will open the global i
"c:\MSP". It will also save to the same location. You can have multipl
shortcuts pointing to different global files using this method.
You might want to look over this MS article regarding the workin
directory. The article is PRJ98: How to Change the Default Workin
Directory" #175026. This explains how to "point" the openin
application to a new location using a macro.
Hope this helps.
Joe
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