Can't connect Project Pro to Server

[Vadim Bogdanov]

One of the common problems in MS EPM installation is inability to connect
Project Professional to Project Server. The symptom of this error is: when
connecting from Project Professional after login and password prompt appears
the message saying that connection error occurred.

The background of the problem is using the Enterprise Global Template.
Project Pro has to download it from the Project Server and does it after
authorization. But after the Enterprise Global is downloaded locally it has
to be loaded into Project Professional. And here the checking occurs: system
compares the language of template (which is by default the language of
Project Server localization) and the default locale of the system where
Project Professional is installed. If they are different the template can't
be loaded and an error comes up.

So here are 3 ways to solve this problem.

1. Change the client default locale.

You can change the default locale at the client workstation to the language
of Project Server localization (i.e. if you have an English Project Server
installed you have to change the default locate to English). The
disadvantage is that some software already installed at your workstation may
be incompatible with new locale.

2. Upload new enterprise Global

This may help if all of the PMs in your organization have the same default
locale installed. If no, those who have different locale from what you have
won't see your Enterprise Global and will get a connection error.

3. Install Locale Patch

The best way for mixed environment is to use LocalePatcher that applies
Microsoft suggested registry hotfix to your system and makes any locale
compatible to any language at server. You may download this LocalePatcher by
clicking the link below.

http://www.pmprofy.ru/content/rus/87/873-article.asp

 

[Gary Chefetz [MVP]]

Vadim:

I've also posted the registry edit, that can be made manually, any number
of times in this newsgroup.

--
Gary Chefetz [MVP]
http://www.msprojectexperts.com

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cut and paste for these.

 

[James Martin]

Hi Gary,

You mentioned you had posted the registry edit a number of times in the
newsgroup but I lloked and could't find mention of it anywhere in your
previous postings or replies. Could you please post it again ?

Thanks

James

 

[Gary Chefetz [MVP]]

RESOLUTION:

To resolve the issue, you will need to perform the following changes to
allow the code pages to match.

NOTE: To identify the Codepage IDs for your language/setting, please
reference the following link:
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wcelocal/h
tm/clrefcodepages.asp>

Open NotePad.

Copy and paste the text below into Notepad:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\MS Project\Codepages]

Enter a new line which includes all the text from the prior line and appends
"\" and the ID of the codepage used on your personal computer. In the
example below, the user has selected the Turkish regional settings:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\MS Project\Codepages\1254]

Enter a new line which includes all the text from the prior line and appends
"\" and the LCID of the regional settings of the Project Server. In the
example below, the user is logging into a Project Server with English
regional settings:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\MS Project\Codepages\1254\1252]

Save the file as "ProjectProID.reg"

In the example above, the completed reg file would look like:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\MS

Project\Codepages][HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\MS
Project\Codepages\1254][HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\MS
Project\Codepages\1254\1252]


--
Gary Chefetz [MVP]
http://www.msprojectexperts.com

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[Vadim Bogdanov]

OK, Gary!

The point is that I've done this patch couple of months ago and it was very
popular among Russian admins.
So I desided to make English version.

What for to reemember those registry stuff if you may do it manually? It's
like site editor -- you can create new instances of PSVR by hand, but
utility is better

BTW, Gary at PTB I got your offer, but your emai (e-mail address removed) doesn't
work.
Is is still possible to get your book? (Could you reply me to
(e-mail address removed) on this please?)

Regards,
Vadim
LocalePatcher for EPM: http://www.pmprofy.ru/content/rus/87/873-article.asp