Opening MSP files from earlier versions

[Roger Lemon]

Way out of my depth here - never having used Project before. Brief history.
I built a new computer for a neighbour and he installed Project 2002 on it.
He cannot open historic files created in Project '98 and this is causing him
some difficulty.

I can still see Project '98 on his old hard disk but without the installer,
cannot get that to run.

When he tries to open the files he gets a message about going to the Server
2003 but I get the impression that only refers to the Enterprise Edition
which he doesn't have. The only reference I can find in Help or FAQs implies
he needs to SaveAs something else in the '98 version before being able to use
2002 to open them but this is Catch 22 because we can't get '98 to run.

Is there an answer to this or am I going to have to build a box to resurrect
his old hard disk - hope '98 still works - SaveAs whataver it is and then
ship the whole lot over by Ethernet?

 

[Renke Holert [MVP]]

Hi,

MS Project 2002 can open MS Project 98 projects. You can also save project
in the old MS Project 98 format with MS Project 2002.

Maybe you should run the repair feature with your MS Project 2002
installation.

HTH
Renke

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Renke Holert

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